reproduction viral process viral life cycle viral infectious cycle A set of processes which all viruses follow to ensure survival; includes attachment and entry of the virus particle, decoding of genome information, translation of viral mRNA by host ribosomes, genome replication, and assembly and release of viral particles containing the genome. biological_process Reactome:R-HSA-162588 lytic viral life cycle GO:0019058 GO:0019067 Reactome:R-HSA-9609646 viral replication Reactome:R-HSA-168255 viral assembly, maturation, egress, and release