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What is meant by the statement “ Viruses are cell specific” ?

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Answer:

They only go after certain cells

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An example is when virus first attack White Blood Cells when they enter the bloodstream.

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Viruses can infect only certain species of hosts and only certain cells within that host. The molecular basis for this specificity is that a particular surface molecule

So they are cell specific

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