Hi all

A virus is it's own 'spore' the virus itself is the infecting agent, and
spread of viruses comes from their replication within host cells. The second
(or subsequent) generation of viruses being identical in every way to the
original, apart from any mutation that might have happened.

Unfortunately the press and many internet sites use the word spore in a way
synonymous to 'infective agent' and viruses get the same 'dumbed down'
treatment by the media as bacteria that do produce spores.


Regards & Best 73s, Dave Cushman, G8MZY
http://website.lineone.net/~dave.cushman or http://www.dave-cushman.net
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