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    Virus or Bacteria –

    What’s the Difference?


    Virus What’s the Difference? Bacteria
    •C
     an’t replicate without a host, but can exist • Can live on its own
    on surfaces • Many bacteria are normally occurring, and help
    •M
     any virus infections don’t cause symptoms at all. digest food, destroy disease-causing microbes,
    In some cases, viruses can cause significant disease, fight cancer cells and provide nutrients. However,
    especially in certain groups of people (such as young bacteria can occasionally cause serious infections.
    kids, elderly adults, pregnant women)

    Virus Size Bacteria


    • 1 0 to 100 times smaller than VIRUS
    BACTERIA
    HUMAN CELLS • Size varies between 0.2 and
    the smallest bacteria DNA 10.0 micrometers in diameter

    10 Nanometers 100 Nanometers 1000 Nanometers 10,000-100,000 Nanometers

    Virus Examples of Diseases Caused Bacteria


    •C
     ommon colds, chicken pox, measles, flu, • Wound infections, ear infections, strep throat,
    COVID-19, pneumonia and other diseases pneumonia and tuberculosis

    How Long Does It Live


    Virus Outside the Body? Bacteria
    Viruses don’t “live” (i.e. reproduce) outside the body Bacteria can survive independently, but they will die
    but they may exist for days on external surfaces until if they don’t find the right environmental conditions
    they degrade or find a host. for growth.
    Streptococcus pneumoniae & S. pyogenes survive
    Flu Viruses for more than 48 hours on soft things (stuffed animals).
    Lasts for hours in the air at lower temperatures and Salmonella can last up to six months on a
    for 24 hours on hard surfaces cookie or cracker.
    Escherichia coli (E. coli ) can live up to a day.
    SARS-CoV-2 Virus
    Up to 3 hours in the air Staphylococcus aureus can survive for weeks on
    Up to 4 hours on copper dry clothes.
    Up to 24 hours on cardboard
    Up to 48 hours on steel
    Up to 72 hours on plastic
    Up to 96 hours on glass

    Virus How Do They Enter the Body? Bacteria


    Direct contact with infected body fluids or lesions • Indirect contact with contaminated surfaces
    Inhalation (contaminated air or droplets) • Contaminated food or water • Animal contact or insect bites

    Virus Diagnosed by Examining Bacteria


    Blood and body fluids like cerebrospinal fluid, swabs from the respiratory tract, swabs from lesions,
    urine, stool, and infected tissue

    Virus Where Does it Live? Bacteria


    •M
     ust live inside cells of person, animal, plant or even • Can grow and reproduce on its own
    a bacterium • Can grow and reproduce in the human body and
    • Survives outside living cells for only a short time, in human cells
    but cannot reproduce on its own • Some can live in extreme hot, cold or even
    radioactive environments

    Virus How to Prevent Contact? Bacteria


    Wash hands with soap and water • Clean and disinfect surfaces • Practice kitchen and food safety
    Get vaccinated • Practice social distancing • Wear facemask

    Virus How Are Infections Treated? Bacteria


    • Difficult to treat • Antibiotics

    • Not affected by antibiotics

    •A
     ntiviral medications block some, but not all,
    viruses from entering the body or stop some
    from reproducing

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