Virus' invasion sets off battle inside the body
Friday, May 1, 2009 - 14:42
in Biology & Nature
Like a sleeper agent, the flu virus causes its damage from within, turning an organism's cells against itself. A single virus can hijack a healthy cell and transform it into a virus factory, making thousands of copies in a couple of hours. The cell then bursts, allowing the copies to infect other healthy cells and start the process anew.