Come on...
You know about basic Biology.
What's the main difference between a virus and a bacteria outside of the host?
( Cawl, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 10:49, 2 replies, latest was 17 years ago)

I know, I know
but I wonder if he/she does
(Buckminsterfuller Bring out yer meat puppets, it's time for some fun, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 10:49, Reply)

viruses can live longer and have no cellular bodies because they are, in effect, a protein coat around DNA which locks onto a cell wall ...
then releases the DNA into the Cell. It effectively commandeers the cell, whereas a bacteria is a cellular organism.

But just because it commandeers a cell doesn't automatically make it undefeatable. There are antivirals out there and I'm pretty darn sure they'll be able to come up with one for the swine flu.
(Poppet some assembly required., Thu 18 Jun 2009, 11:00, Reply)

Excellent copying out of a textbook, here.

(Slip Digby is a meat puppet, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 11:15, Reply)

golly is it really so hard for you to believe I do actually have some intelligence?
I don't need a text book to remember the difference between virii and bacteria.
(Poppet some assembly required., Thu 18 Jun 2009, 11:53, Reply)