A defective virus that needs the unrelated help of virus to infect the same host cell in order to provide essential functions is:

Correct answer: A. Satellite virus

  • A. Satellite virus
  • B. HAV
  • C. HCV
  • D. HIV

Explanation

Option A is correct as a "satellite virus" is a subviral agent that depends on the co-infection of a host cell with a helper virus for its replication.

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