Compare and contrast the characteristics of viruses and the characteristics of living

Viruses aren’t actual cells that carry out the properties of a living organism. Instead they take over a healthy cell as their host and reproduce by hosting the cell during cell division. This is what makes them hard to catch. I would say that viruses don’t carry out living processes and that living organisms do. Both can be found in the body. Viruses aren’t actually alive, they need a host whereas living organisms are self sufficient