Examples of obligate intracellular parasites that can only replicate inside a host cell are:

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31 August, 09:13

Examples of obligate intracellular parasites that can only replicate inside a host cell are:

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Answer: All Viruses are obligate intracellular parasites that can only replicate inside a host cell.

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Obligate intracellular parasites are parasite that cannot complete their life cycle or live outside a host cell. They become living and replicate in a host cell. Viruses are obligate intracellular parasites that reproduce and grow inside a host cell by using the intracellular resources in the host cell. Examples are human deficiency virus (HIV), AIDS virus, bacteriophage e. t. c.