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What would happen to a virus if it couldn’t find a host to invade?

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Viruses can only replicate themselves by infecting a host cell and therefore cannot reproduce on their own.

At the most basic level, viruses consist of genetic material contained within a protective protein coat called a capsid; the existence of both genetic material and protein distinguishes them from other virus-like particles such as prions and viroids

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it would die

Explanation: a virus needs a host to survive, and without one it will eventually die

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