Are DNA or RNA viruses more infectious?

RNA viruses have higher probabilities to infect new host species because of their exceptionally shorter generation times and their faster evolutionary rates. The rapid evolutionary rates of RNA viruses build from frequent error-prone replication cycles (Holmes 2009).

What is the difference between an RNA virus and a DNA virus?

DNA viruses are mostly double-stranded while RNA viruses are single-stranded. RNA mutation rate is higher than the DNA mutation rate. DNA replication takes place in the nucleus while RNA replication takes place in the cytoplasm. DNA viruses are stable while RNA viruses are unstable.

Can RNA virus be cured?

Currently, no vaccine or specific treatment is available for many of these viruses and some of the available vaccines and treatments are not highly effective.

Which one of the two DNA or RNA viruses makes more mistakes?

RNA viruses mutate faster than DNA viruses, single-stranded viruses mutate faster than double-strand virus, and genome size appears to correlate negatively with mutation rate.

How is RNA virus treated?

Drugs approved for the treatment of RNA virus infections (other than HIV) are the influenza M2 channel inhibitors, amantadine and rimantadine; the influenza neuraminidase inhibitors, oseltamivir and zanamivir, and ribavirin for the treatment of infections with respiratory syncytial virus and hepatitis C virus.

Which is more important DNA or RNA Why?

With the exception of certain viruses, DNA rather than RNA carries the hereditary genetic code in all biological life on Earth. DNA is both more resilient and more easily repaired than RNA. As a result, DNA serves as a more stable carrier of the genetic information that is essential to survival and reproduction.

What are the three major differences between DNA & RNA?

So, the three main structural differences between RNA and DNA are as follows: RNA is single-stranded while DNA is double-stranded. RNA contains uracil while DNA contains thymine. RNA has the sugar ribose while DNA has the sugar deoxyribose.