Virus Structure
Viruses have this substance inside.
Nucleic Acid (DNA or RNA)
These viruses mutate faster than their double-stranded counterparts.
RNA Viruses
This is the most important thing you can do to reduce the risk of a viral infection.
Getting vaccinated
The shell of proteins surrounding the genetic material inside a virus.
Capsid
These viruses spread through open wounds or bug bites.
Blood-borne viruses
You can prevent airborne viruses by doing these two things.
Covering coughing and sneezing, wearing a mask
The additional layer that only some viruses have.
Envelope
These viruses only attack bacteria.
Bacteriophages
You can prevent food-borne viruses by doing this.
Cooking food thoroughly
Viruses are not alive because they are missing these three key characteristics of life.
Growth, Reproduction, Metabolism
This virus spread from China to become a global pandemic in 2020.
SARS CoV-2
Washing your hands helps reduce the risk of getting infected from these types of viruses.
All Viruses
The structure between the head and the baseplate of a bacteriophage.
Sheath
This virus, often simply referred to as "The Plague", wiped out over a third of Europe's population.
TRICK QUESTION! The Bubonic Plague is not a virus.
This experimental treatment may one day be used to combat antibiotic resistant bacteria.
Phage Therapy