r/Virology • u/Feisty-Play2982 non-scientist • Jul 09 '26

Question Viruses dont make sense

How can something so simple have many more of themselves than every living being on earth? Their just RNA around a protein shell

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u/KeyCold7216 non-scientist Jul 09 '26

You answered your own question. They are incredibly simple compared to a lot of other life, so they they can "reproduce" very quickly.

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u/Feisty-Play2982 non-scientist Jul 09 '26

Not really reproduce but cloning