Question

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

Answer 1

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

Explanation:

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.