What are two paths a virus may follow once they have entered the cell?

Once a virus enters a cell, it can either follow a lytic cycle or a lysogenic cycle. In the lytic cycle, the virus replicates rapidly, produces new virions, and eventually causes the host cell to burst, releasing the new viruses. In the lysogenic cycle, the viral genetic material integrates into the host's genome, remaining dormant and replicating with the host cell until it triggers a lytic phase. Both paths allow the virus to propagate, but they differ in how they interact with the host cell.