Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Are there any small infectious agents that can attack even viruses or not?

furthermore can viruruses attack one another ,if can then what are the names of those viruses



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prions, thought to cause mad cow disease, are smaller than viruses.



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Well, the body's defense mechanisms can attack viruses, so the answer would be YES. White blood cells are the usual agents for the attack.
Virus are not infectd by any other infective agents.
For Bacteria, See Phages.
Well, with regards to this question, one of the comments is actually on the right track with the white blood cells. Usually, the body responds to viruses with a particular kind of cell called the T cell which is divided into CD4 and CD8. CD8 are the cells that kill tumor cells or anything that invades the body directly. Concerning other "creatures" that kill viruses, drugs like Acicylovir that kill the Varicella virus of chickenpox is what is used. So that's it I guess- our body's own immune system as well as those darn good (and rich) pharmaceutical companies.
I can think of but one example: Hepatitis D virus, HDV causes a unique infection that requires the assistance of viral particles from hepatitis B virus (HBV) to replicate and infect other hepatocytes.



Hope this helps! Cheers!

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