viral questions 1
what are two requirement for virus?
punishment: Do the dougie
Genetic material and capsid
what is bacteriorphage?
a viruses that infects bacteria
what does RNA virus need to proceed its virus?
RNA polymerase
Viruses that can cause cancer. They introduce oncogenes that interfere with control cell growth/replication
provide an example:
Oncogenic viruses
human papilloma virus, hepatitis B virus.
True or False: Viruses are alive
PUNISHMENT: SING BABY BY JUSTIN BIEBER
False.
True or False: Virus is smaller than Bacteria
True
true or false: Virus is smaller than a period(a punctuation mark that symbolizes the end of a sentence/statement.)
False
Symptoms get increasing worse for a short period of time followed by elimination of the virus or death.
Acute Infection
virsus are classfied by what?
punishment: 3 jumping jacks
the type of genetic material
False
what type of virus is COVID-19?
RNA virus
Appear and disappear. Herpes simplex. Latent infection – hides and immune response wanes. Stress can reactivate the virus that causes outbreaks on the skin. bonus points: provide me an example of the infection
Intermittent Infection
Varicella-zoster (chickenpox) can cause shingles in older adults
Describe the lytic cycle
Punishment: 2 laps around the room
reward
Phage:
1. infects
2. replicate
3. rupture
describe lysogenic cycle
Phage DNA:
1. inject
2. replicate
3. enter the next cycle
what component is needed for retrovirus?
Reverse transcriptase
Long-term infection, may be asymptomatic.
provide an example.
Chronic Infection
example:
Hepatitis C infecting liver cells cause low levels of damage.
describe 3 distinct features of Sabin vaccine
Attenuated virus used
rarely,immune barrier in circulating and gut, oral route
reverts back to virulent strain
describe 3 distinct salk
Killed virus used
immune barrier in circulation
injected
Moderna
Pfizer
J&J - COVID 19 vaccines