Question

1. 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 non - living entities that cannot reproduce on their own. They need a host cell. When a virus infects a cell, it injects its genetic material (DNA or RNA) into the cell. The viral genetic material then takes over the cell's machinery. The virus replicates inside the cell, making multiple copies of itself. Once enough copies are made, the virus causes the cell to lyse (burst open). This release of new virus particles can infect other cells, leading to disease symptoms. Viruses do not sexually reproduce (they are not cells with the ability for sexual reproduction as we know it in living organisms). They do not metabolize food (as they are not living in the traditional sense with their own metabolic processes). And competition for water is not the mechanism by which they cause disease.

Answer:

By replicating inside the cell and then lysing the cell