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Why can Bacteria and viruses pass through the membranes?

April 26, 2017bacteria Membranes pass viruses

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Why can Bacteria and viruses pass through the membranes?

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Bacteria are simply too big to pass through. Viruses (which can sometimes be smaller than bacteria) usually do NOT travel by themselves, they are embedded in bacteria, which they use as hosts to reproduce. If you catch the bacteria, you catch the virus.