“Vampire viruses” viciously attack other viruses — they may be the ultimate antiviral treatment

Yes, viruses themselves can actually get sick.

Have you ever wondered whether the virus that gave you a nasty cold can catch one itself? It may comfort you to know that, yes, viruses can actually get sick. Even better, as karmic justice would have it, the culprits turn out to be other viruses.

Viruses can get sick in the sense that their normal function is impaired. When a virus enters a cell, it can either go dormant or start replicating right away. When replicating, the virus essentially commands the molecular factory of the cell to make lots of copies of itself, then breaks out of the cell to set the new copies free. READ MORE FROM INVERSE