Does the 'Hayflick limit' apply to viruses as well as cells?

Subject: Does the 'Hayflick limit' apply to viruses as well as cells?

Date: Tue Dec 28 14:32:48 1999
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Cells die when they have completed a fixed number of division cycles
(around 60). Does this limit apply as well to viruses?

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