Difference between Virus and Bacteria

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Bacteria is unicellular living organism whereas Virus do not have cells and are considered as both living and non living.

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Difference Table For Virus and Bacteria

Characteristics	Virus	Bacteria
Benefits	Harmful	90% are harmless and beneficial
Size	Smaller	Bigger
Ribosomes	Absent	Present
Genetic Material	Single or Double Stranded DNA or RNA	Double Stranded DNA
Reproduction	Need Host	By Binary Fission
Parasite	All	Some
Infection Area	Spread all over the body	Localized within organ
Cure	Cannot be treated with antibiotics. Possible to Prevent using Vaccines	Treated with Antibiotics
Examples	HIV, Rhinovirus	Escherichia coli, Vibrio cholerae
Diseases	AIDS, Common Cold, Chickenpox, Ebola	Ulcer, Food Poisoning, Pneumonia, Tuberclosis

Common Properties of Bacteria and Virus

1. Both are infectious agents.
2. Common Symptoms of infection are fever, fatigue.
3. Not visible to our eyes
4. They both do not have nucleus

Related Questions

1. The virus, that infects bacteria, are made up of
2. Which of the following is bacterial disease?
3. Which of the following virus causes common cold?

Topics: Diversity in Living World (9)
Subject: Biology (4253)

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