Question

10 in the late 1700s edward jenner developed the first vaccine from cowpox, an infectious virus found in cows. how do viruses, like the one responsible for cowpox, cause disease? by sexually reproducing with other viruses in the environment by replicating inside the cell and then lysing the cell by gaining energy from metabolizing their food by competing for water with cells of the infected organism clear all

Explanation:

Viruses are not living organisms in the traditional sense. They cannot reproduce sexually (they lack cellular structures for such processes). They do not metabolize food for energy as they are acellular. Competing for water is not a mechanism by which they cause disease. Viruses replicate inside host cells (using the host's machinery). After replication, in the lytic cycle (common in many viruses like those causing acute infections), the virus causes the host cell to lyse (burst), releasing new virus particles and damaging the host organism, which can lead to disease symptoms.

Answer:

By replicating inside the cell and then lysing the cell.