POTPOURRI
A special category of RNA virus that encodes its genome backwards
RETROVIRUS
The common name of this viral disease.
FLU
“Naked” viruses that consist of only RNA without a capsid.
VIROID
Control of this factor, which is an organism that carries and spreads viral infections, is important in prevention.
VECTOR
Flus and colds are this type of virus, which is why they keep recurring.
RNA VIRUS
Flurona is an informal name referring to a combined viral infection of which two diseases at the same time?
FLU
CORONAVIRUS
A type of infectious protein that can cause mad-cow disease.
PRION
Antiviral medicines often end in this suffix.
-VIR
A type of virus that only infects bacteria.
BACTERIOPHAGE
The strain of H1N1 that hit in the early 1900’s.
SPANISH FLU
Contracting chickenpox may result in this disease later on in life.
SHINGLES
When people are already sick, this more drastic measure might be an option, regarding keeping individuals isolated.
An adenovirus has this symmetry, meaning twenty-sided triangular faces.
ICOSAHEDRON
The word that describes the spread of H1N1, or any disease, globally.
PANDEMIC
An uncontrolled growth of cells that can be associated in many ways with viruses.
CANCER
The least effective form of treatment described in this section.
DRUG THERAPY
The main type of virus responsible for colds.
RHINOVIRUS
ADENOVIRUS
CORONAVIRUS
ENTEROVIRUS
Besides swine flu, the other animal vector based influenza that has caused fear amongst the human population.
BIRD/AVIAN FLU
A term describing a weakened virus found in vaccines.
ATTENUATED
The most effective way to prevent STI's.
ABSTINENCE