(a)
To determine:
The reason that viral diseases are more difficult to treat than bacterial diseases.
Introduction:
Diseases refer to an abnormal condition of the body that disrupts important physical and physiological function of the body. The disease is caused due to improper diet, lack of exercise, various infectious agents that are present in nature, toxic substances, genetic disorders, and depression or stress. These play a role in illness and disturb the normal functioning of the body.
(b)
To describe:
The three potential targets that would reduce the amount of virus produced by infected cells.
Introduction:
The virus is defined as the biological agent that reproduces inside the cell of a living host. After infection, the host cell produces thousands of identical copies of viruses. They can infect living organisms such as animals, plants, microorganisms, and humans.
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