Characteristics
The protein coat of a virus which gives it it's unique shape and structure.
What is capsid?
This virus once killed 40% of all humans infected
What is smallpox?
Vaccines can be made of one or more of these components.
What are inactivated viruses, attenuated viruses, or parts of the viral coat?
Contracting an infection via shared surfaces is known as what type of contact?
What is indirect?
Viruses are living or non-living.... List one reason why
What is non-living -answers vary
In order to inject DNA or RNA into the host cell, there needs to be a match between these two components.
What is host cell's protein membrane, and the viral protein
This deadly virus affects Immune system cells
What is HIV?
This type of virus is not able to replicate in a host
What is an inactivated virus?
Intermediate host that transfers a virus from one organism to another.
What is a vector?
A helical structured virus.
What is cylindrical (or spiral)?
An advantage of the lysogenic cycle
What is more viruses can be made and/or viral genome passed onto future generations
Frequent mutations in this virus call for annual changes in the vaccine strain made available.
What is the Influenza virus?
Methods to eradicate dangerous vectors or fight viral infection on vectors.
What is vector control?
Infectious protein particles that do not have a genome.
What are Prions?
Genetic information from this type of virus can serve as mRNA immediately translating new viral proteins
What is an RNA virus?
replication of new virus is fast
What is an advantage of lytic cycle?
This zoonotic disease originated in bats before being transmitted to humans
What is the Coronavirus?
This is the reason it is difficult to design a drug that blocks a virus.
What is because viruses use host cells in their life cycles?
The smallest known particle able to replicate
What is a viroid?
DNA vs RNA, Single or Double Stranded, Linear or circular, shape and structure
What are the ways in which viruses are categorized?
DNA inserted directly into the host cell's chromosome
What is provirus?
Lifelong immunity is enjoyed after recovery from infection from this virus, unless it reappears later in life as Shingles.
What is varicella-zoster Herpesvirus?
A weakened form of a virus that cannot cause disease
What is an attenuated virus?
This disease was caused by feeding infected sheep's bone meal to cattle, and can even be transferred to humans in some rare cases.
What is mad cow disease?