Here are 4 fascinating types of viruses 👇
🌀 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀:
Like the Tobacco Mosaic Virus 🌿 these have a spiral-shaped capsid that wraps around their RNA, just like a tightly coiled spring 🧵
🔷 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝘆𝗵𝗲𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀:
Example — Adenovirus 💠
They have a many-sided capsid (usually 20 triangular faces) and can cause illnesses like conjunctivitis 👁️ and pneumonia 😷
⚪ 𝗦𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀:
Think of Coronavirus 🧫 a helical virus enclosed in an envelope studded with glycoproteins that help it attach and enter host cells 🧬
🧬 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀:
Like Bacteriophages 🦠viruses that infect bacteria.
They have a head, tail sheath, and tail fibers that inject DNA into bacterial cells 🔍
Each virus is designed differently,
but shares one mission to replicate and survive using a host.
That’s what makes virology so endlessly fascinating! 💫

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