My understanding of a virus is that it is not alive and can only replicate and survive long term if it is in a living host, i.e. human or other animal. If this is true, where does it originate and why? If any of you can shed light on this, I would appreciate it.
@mudpuppy very interesting question...quick search brought up this. Good read.
https://biodiversity.utexas.edu/news/entry/where-do-viruses-come-from
Illustration: Nicole Elmer The origin of viruses is a hotly debated topic. It’s unclear how they first evolved. However, there are many ideas floating around out there. There are three classical hypotheses…
biodiversity.utexas.edu@mudpuppy Only half joking when I say that I think viruses have been created by a 'higher' intelligence specifically to manipulate DNA.
IS THE VIRUS CREATED BY THE HOST AS AN IMMUNE RESPONSE TO TOXINS INVADING THE BODY?