News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Deadly animal prion disease appears in Europe. Parent comment

Re:Deadly animal prion disease appears in Europe by djsumdog on Wednesday April 20, 2016 @12:25PM (#11535544)
...and many viruses can't survive outside a host. Their structure can break apart. IIRC HIV is like that.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Deadly animal prion disease appears in Europe by pohl on Wednesday April 20, 2016 @08:30PM (#11538801)
That doesn't quite capture it. There are lots of obligate parasites that aren't viruses, right?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obligate_parasite

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Deadly animal prion disease appears in Europe by ars on Wednesday April 20, 2016 @12:38PM (#11535645)
That doesn't make them special. Fish can not survive without a host either (i.e. water).
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Deadly animal prion disease appears in Europe by noselasd on Wednesday April 20, 2016 @04:53PM (#11537671)
Water is not a host in the biological sense.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Deadly animal prion disease appears in Europe by ekianjo on Wednesday April 20, 2016 @12:56PM (#11535798)
It makes them special since bacteria can survive in numerous environments where viruses are destroyed.
[ Parent | on HN ]