This section was created to inform our readers. How can we fight sickness without a clear understanding of what it is? We hear news on Corona virus all day and don't understand what's being said. Here are some clips from various healthcare websites and trusted health experts who I felt explained things in a simplified  manner. 

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Virus: A microorganism that is smaller than a bacterium that cannot grow or reproduce apart from a living cell. A virus invades living cells and uses their chemical machinery to keep itself alive and to replicate itself. It may reproduce with fidelity or with errors (mutations);

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Medical Definition of Virus

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• Medical Author: William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR  

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How Viruses Work 

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CRAIG FREUDENRICH, PH.D.BY & PATRICK J. KIGER 

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Regardless of the type of host cell, viruses follow the same basic steps to replicate:

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• A virus particle attaches to a host cell

• The particle releases its genetic instructions into the host cell.

• The injected genetic material recruits the host cell's enzymes.

• The enzymes make parts for more new virus particles.

• The new particles assemble the parts into new viruses.

• The new particles break free from the host cell.

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membrane All viruses have some type of protein on the outside coat or envelope that "feels" or "recognizes" the proper host cell(s). This protein attaches the virus to the of the host cell. Some enveloped viruses can dissolve right through the cell membrane of the host because both the virus envelope and the cell membrane are made of lipids.

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Host cell

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Definition

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noun, plural: host cells

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cell: host cell that harbors foreign molecules, viruses, or microorganisms. For example, a cell being host to a virus.

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cell:  host cell that has been introduced with DNA (or RNA), such as a bacterial cell acting as a host cell for the DNA isolated from a bacteriophage.

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• Viruses are deemed as obligate parasites as they require a host to become “alive”.

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cell The is defined as the fundamental, functional unit of life. Some organisms are comprised of only one cell whereas others have many cells that are organized into tissues, organs, and systems.

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Bacteriophage  :A virus capable of infecting a bacterial cell, and may cause lysis to its host cell.

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Lysis  : The disintegration or rupture of the cell membrane, resulting in the release of cell contents or the subsequent death of the cell.

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When a person has a virus it simply means that they have an invader small enough to attach to a blood cell. Blood cells form the entire body. So if the bacteria is small enough to penetrate the skin it will be able to reach the bloodstream and infect the entire body. 

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Blood platelets (thrombocytes) also look like little discs, as do the red blood cells, and they also have no cell nucleus. However, they are much smaller than the red blood cells. They play an important role in blood clotting: if a blood vessel is damaged – for instance when you are cut by a knife – the healing process begins with blood platelets binding closely together on the inside of the damaged wall of the blood vessel. This causes a plug to form quickly that closes the wound temporarily

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What does blood do?

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what does blood do Created: January 21, 2010; Last Update: January 7, 2015; Next update: 2018.

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The blood is a vitally important fluid for the body. It is thicker than water, and feels a bit sticky. The temperature of blood in the body is 38° C, which is about one degree higher than body temperature. How much blood you have depends mostly on your size and weight. A man who weighs about 70 kg (about 154 pounds) has about 5 to 6 liters of blood in his body. Blood has three important functions:

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Transportation

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The blood transports oxygen from the lungs to the cells of the body, where it is needed for metabolism. The carbon dioxide produced during metabolism is carried back to the lungs by the blood, where it is then exhaled. Blood also provides the cells with nutrients, transports hormones and removes waste products, which the liver, the kidneys or the intestine, for example, then get rid of.

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Regulation

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The blood helps to keep certain values of the body in balance. For instance, it makes sure that the right body temperature is maintained. This is done both through blood plasma, which can absorb or give off heat, as well as through the speed at which the blood is flowing. When the blood vessels expand, the blood flows more slowly and this causes heat to be lost. When the environmental temperature is low the blood vessels can contract, so that as little heat as possible is lost. Even the so-called pH value of the blood is kept at a level ideal for the body. The pH value tells us how acidic or alkaline a liquid is. A constant pH value is very important for bodily functions.

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Protection

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If a blood vessel is damaged, certain parts of the blood clot together very quickly and make sure that a scrape, for instance, stops bleeding. This is how the body is protected against losing blood. White blood cells and other messenger substances also play an important role in the immune system.

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Deuteronomy 12:23

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Only be sure not to eat the blood, for the blood is the life, and you shall not eat the life with the flesh.

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There is a lot of talk about viruses now that the world is in a global pandemic but there would be a lot less panic if we were educated medical terms

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Antibody, also called immunoglobulin, a protective protein produced by the immune system in response to the presence of a foreign substance, called an antigen. Antibodies recognize and latch onto antigens in order to remove them from the body. A wide range of substances are regarded by the body as antigens, including disease-causing organisms and toxic materials such as insect venom.

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 https://www.britannica.com/science/antibody

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