Viruses Living or Not
... Abnormal forms of proteins that clump in cells Linked to diseases of the brain Consist of 250 amino acids and not associated with any nucleic acid ...
... Abnormal forms of proteins that clump in cells Linked to diseases of the brain Consist of 250 amino acids and not associated with any nucleic acid ...
Blood Borne Pathogens
... Diseases * Micro-organisms present in human blood that can cause disease Viruses, bacteria, parasites, fungi * Primary workplace pathogens Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Does not survive long outside the body No cure Hepatitis B virus (HBV) 1 million people infected No cure Can survive outside ...
... Diseases * Micro-organisms present in human blood that can cause disease Viruses, bacteria, parasites, fungi * Primary workplace pathogens Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Does not survive long outside the body No cure Hepatitis B virus (HBV) 1 million people infected No cure Can survive outside ...
Viral Hemorrhagic fever
... -These are round, pleomorphic, and enveloped with a diameter of 120 nm. - Nucleocapsid with two single-stranded RNA circular segments. ...
... -These are round, pleomorphic, and enveloped with a diameter of 120 nm. - Nucleocapsid with two single-stranded RNA circular segments. ...
Chicken Infectious Anemia
... o It plays a major role in a number of multifactorial diseases associated with hemorrhagic syndrome and aplastic anemia. ...
... o It plays a major role in a number of multifactorial diseases associated with hemorrhagic syndrome and aplastic anemia. ...
Emerging Infections Emerging/Re
... – Chronically infected rodents of the family Muridae – Subfamilies • Murinae (Old World rodents) are reservoirs for Hantaan, Dobrava and S Seoul l viruses i (HFRS causing) i ) • Arvicolinae (voles) are reservoirs for Puumala virus and Prospect Hill virus (HFRS causing) • Sigmodontinae (New World rat ...
... – Chronically infected rodents of the family Muridae – Subfamilies • Murinae (Old World rodents) are reservoirs for Hantaan, Dobrava and S Seoul l viruses i (HFRS causing) i ) • Arvicolinae (voles) are reservoirs for Puumala virus and Prospect Hill virus (HFRS causing) • Sigmodontinae (New World rat ...
Bacteria Hunt Lab
... Infects white blood cells HIV+: provirus (DNA inserted) AIDS: active viral reproduction ...
... Infects white blood cells HIV+: provirus (DNA inserted) AIDS: active viral reproduction ...
Chapter 6 Answers to Even Numbered Study Questions
... specific virus and on the nature of its genome. Double-stranded DNA viruses may replicate their DNA by bidirectional replication, like host cell DNA replication, or they may use rolling circle replication. Some ds-DNA viruses use both mechanisms--bidirectional replication to produce multiple circula ...
... specific virus and on the nature of its genome. Double-stranded DNA viruses may replicate their DNA by bidirectional replication, like host cell DNA replication, or they may use rolling circle replication. Some ds-DNA viruses use both mechanisms--bidirectional replication to produce multiple circula ...
Review of Hantavirus Infection in Hong Kong (November 2010)
... to over 33% in some small outbreaks1. However, the causative virus has not been isolated until 1978 from a field rodent (Apodemus agrarius) near the Hantaan river3,5 and was subsequently termed Hantaan virus6. HFRS was later found to be caused by other viruses as well, including Seoul, Puumala and D ...
... to over 33% in some small outbreaks1. However, the causative virus has not been isolated until 1978 from a field rodent (Apodemus agrarius) near the Hantaan river3,5 and was subsequently termed Hantaan virus6. HFRS was later found to be caused by other viruses as well, including Seoul, Puumala and D ...
Freeman 1e: How we got there
... • Malaria has been a selection factor for several resistance genes in humans. Sickle cell anemia is a genetic trait that confers resistance to malaria but causes a reduction in the efficiency of red blood cells by reducing the oxygen-binding affinity of hemoglobin. ...
... • Malaria has been a selection factor for several resistance genes in humans. Sickle cell anemia is a genetic trait that confers resistance to malaria but causes a reduction in the efficiency of red blood cells by reducing the oxygen-binding affinity of hemoglobin. ...
QUIZ: Viruses, Viroids and Prions
... Choose the correct answer from the box to match to the definitions below. 8. ______ an infectious particle that interferes with protein folding, but has no DNA of its own 9. ______ the most convenient metric unit for measuring the relative size of virus particles 10. ______ cell or organism that is ...
... Choose the correct answer from the box to match to the definitions below. 8. ______ an infectious particle that interferes with protein folding, but has no DNA of its own 9. ______ the most convenient metric unit for measuring the relative size of virus particles 10. ______ cell or organism that is ...
haemorrhagic fever
... CCHF was identical to the virus named Congo which had been isolated in 1956 from the blood of a febrile child in Zaire. This virus is widely spread in East and West Africa. More recently, CCHF or antibody to it, has been shown to have appeared in Dubai, Iraq, South Africa, Pakistan, Greece, Turkey, ...
... CCHF was identical to the virus named Congo which had been isolated in 1956 from the blood of a febrile child in Zaire. This virus is widely spread in East and West Africa. More recently, CCHF or antibody to it, has been shown to have appeared in Dubai, Iraq, South Africa, Pakistan, Greece, Turkey, ...
Oct 2-Micro Research
... 1) What is the name of the microorganism and is it a virus or bacteria? 2) How is it transmitted? 3) What are the basic effects of acquiring the bacteria or virus (what does it do to the body)? 4) What is known about treatments and cures? 5) How can it be prevented? Make sure you also create a cover ...
... 1) What is the name of the microorganism and is it a virus or bacteria? 2) How is it transmitted? 3) What are the basic effects of acquiring the bacteria or virus (what does it do to the body)? 4) What is known about treatments and cures? 5) How can it be prevented? Make sure you also create a cover ...
What is a virus
... A capsid, and a core of nucleic acid, either DNA or RNA What is a capsid and what does it do? A capsid is a virus’s outer protein coat. The proteins in the capsid “trick” a cell into allowing the virus inside. What are some diseases caused by viruses? Polio, measles, mumps, influenza, yellow fever, ...
... A capsid, and a core of nucleic acid, either DNA or RNA What is a capsid and what does it do? A capsid is a virus’s outer protein coat. The proteins in the capsid “trick” a cell into allowing the virus inside. What are some diseases caused by viruses? Polio, measles, mumps, influenza, yellow fever, ...
Emergence of new pathogens `Viruses`
... Hantavirus outbreak in 1993 • May,1993 -unexplained acute resp.failure in New Mexicohealthy adults of 20-24 yr age 60% fatality, associated with a field mice’Hantavirus’ • Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome - Sin Nombre virus, deer mouse-reservoir • 1992- ElNino- heavy rainfallincreased pinyon nuts, mor ...
... Hantavirus outbreak in 1993 • May,1993 -unexplained acute resp.failure in New Mexicohealthy adults of 20-24 yr age 60% fatality, associated with a field mice’Hantavirus’ • Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome - Sin Nombre virus, deer mouse-reservoir • 1992- ElNino- heavy rainfallincreased pinyon nuts, mor ...
Viruses - Biology Junction
... 1. a bilipid membrane surrounding the capsid of some viruses 2. combination of the host cell and viral DNA 3. materials from this cell are used by viruses for reproduction 4. small piece of RNA that causes disease in plants 5. virus causing cold sores 7. a nonliving particle that can infect organism ...
... 1. a bilipid membrane surrounding the capsid of some viruses 2. combination of the host cell and viral DNA 3. materials from this cell are used by viruses for reproduction 4. small piece of RNA that causes disease in plants 5. virus causing cold sores 7. a nonliving particle that can infect organism ...
Viruses - Biology Junction
... 1. a bilipid membrane surrounding the capsid of some viruses 2. combination of the host cell and viral DNA 3. materials from this cell are used by viruses for reproduction 4. small piece of RNA that causes disease in plants 5. virus causing cold sores 7. a nonliving particle that can infect organism ...
... 1. a bilipid membrane surrounding the capsid of some viruses 2. combination of the host cell and viral DNA 3. materials from this cell are used by viruses for reproduction 4. small piece of RNA that causes disease in plants 5. virus causing cold sores 7. a nonliving particle that can infect organism ...
Viruses Worksheet pg 210-215 Name_______________________
... mosquitoes, sexual contact, and blood or other body fluids. 5. Define symptom. Give an example. A symptom is evidence of a disease, such as a rash, fever, paralysis, headache, aches, swollen glands, and congestion. ...
... mosquitoes, sexual contact, and blood or other body fluids. 5. Define symptom. Give an example. A symptom is evidence of a disease, such as a rash, fever, paralysis, headache, aches, swollen glands, and congestion. ...
Virus - Waukee Community School District Blogs
... Can be treated with antibiotics Airborn or direct contact transmission Left untreated can lead to serious damage to heart ...
... Can be treated with antibiotics Airborn or direct contact transmission Left untreated can lead to serious damage to heart ...
Viruses Learning Goals
... Related viruses can combine/recombine information if they infect the same host cell. ...
... Related viruses can combine/recombine information if they infect the same host cell. ...
Viruses HIV
... – For e.g., a photocopy of document with stains; they show up in subsequent copies – Mistake proves useful – Can lead to stronger virus (more infectious) ...
... – For e.g., a photocopy of document with stains; they show up in subsequent copies – Mistake proves useful – Can lead to stronger virus (more infectious) ...
Prokaryotes, Viruses, and Protistans
... • A protein (gp120) at virus surface binds to host cells with CD4 and chemokine receptors • These receptors occur on helper T cells • Once bound, RNA and viral enzymes enter the host cell ...
... • A protein (gp120) at virus surface binds to host cells with CD4 and chemokine receptors • These receptors occur on helper T cells • Once bound, RNA and viral enzymes enter the host cell ...
How Diseases are Spread
... direct contact indirect contact contamination wound vector-carried insects or other arthropods ...
... direct contact indirect contact contamination wound vector-carried insects or other arthropods ...
protein coat
... the ____. Cell wall Which of the following characteristics do ALL protists have in common? They are all Eukaryotic Binary fission- where one cell divides to form two identical cells. Asexual- is the reproductive process that involves only one parent and produces offspring that are identical to the p ...
... the ____. Cell wall Which of the following characteristics do ALL protists have in common? They are all Eukaryotic Binary fission- where one cell divides to form two identical cells. Asexual- is the reproductive process that involves only one parent and produces offspring that are identical to the p ...