Lytic Cycle

Real World Example

Imagine you have a friend who always borrows your tools and never returns them, eventually leaving you unable to do your own work. This is similar to the lytic cycle in biology, where a virus invades a host cell and uses its resources to replicate itself until the host cell is destroyed. Just as your friend depletes your tool collection to the point where you can't complete your projects, the virus commandeers the host cell's machinery to produce more viruses, ultimately causing the host cell to burst and die.