Yup, totally.
Virion is 1 complete viral particle, an enveloped virus with RNA inside it in case of SARS-cov-2. It doesn't do anything on its own, it is genes in a membrane until receptors on surface of viral envelope bind with an animal cell, takes over cellular machinery & 1/
the genes in the viral particle manipulate the cellular machinery to make more and more copies of itself, essentially taking the cell hostage and making millions of copies of itself til the cell bursts (lyses) and the new virion copies are released and go on infect new cells
this happens over and over again. In this case, the notable receptor of SARS-cov-2, the virus that causes the viral disease COVID-19 is the ACE-2 receptor, which is a relatively unusual receptor for coronoviridae (the family of viruses that COVID-19 to target
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