What are viruses? How do they differ from other microbes?


Viruses are minute infectious organisms.
They are even smaller than bacterias.
Viruses can grow only inside the host organism, while other microbes can grow even outside the host organism.
Viruses have only harmful effects on the host body, whereas other microbes can be sometimes useful also.
Final answer :-
Hence, this is the definition of viruses, and also the differences between viruses and other microbes.