Will any viruses simply infect different cells after their host cell suicides

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Viruses cannot infect other cells after their host cell undergoes apoptosis, a form of programmed cell death. During apoptosis, the infected cell disintegrates into apoptotic bodies, which are quickly engulfed by phagocytes and destroyed. These apoptotic bodies are membrane-bound vesicles, preventing viral contents from interacting with surrounding cells. This definitive mechanism ensures that viruses are unable to spread post-host cell death.

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treehouse said:
That is what is on my mind after reading this article: http://healthland.time.com/2011/08/11/mit-scientists-develop-a-drug-to-fight-any-viral-infection/

No they can't. That is because the infected cells die via apoptosis which is programmed cell death. Apoptosis makes a cell disintegrate into many fragments called apototic bodies, which are then engulfed immediately by phagocytes and destroyed by their lysosomes. These apoptotic bodies are membrane bound sealed vesicles so the contents of the cell do not get a chance to actually interact with anything else. Therefore the viruses simply cannot infect other cells after their own host cell suicides.
 

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