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Viruses and Bacteria
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Viruses are ----- particles. | microscopic |
| What do viruses do to cells? | invade and destroy them |
| Viruses are made up of what? | genetic material and a protein coat |
| Viruses are parasites. What is a parasite? | an organism that lives in or on another organism and benefits by taking in nutrients at the host's expense |
| Are Viruses living? | no |
| What are two living traits of a virus? | 1. have genetic material 2. Can reproduce |
| Do viruses have cells? | no |
| Where is the only place viruses can reproduce? | inside living cells |
| What are the five steps in a viruses reproduction and what happens in each step? | adsorption- virus attaches itself to the cell,entry- virus enters the cell and some of it's genetic material,replication- cell reproduces and makes copies of the virus4.assembly- the copies assemble and create many viruses,release- virus destroys the cell |
| What are six diseases caused by viruses? | measles, influenza, mumps, cold, flu, and polio |
| What insect causes yellow fever? | mosquitoes |
| What does HIV stand for? | Human immunodeficiency virus |
| HIV causes AIDS. What does AIDS stand for? | Acquired immune deficiency syndrome |
| What does the T-cell(white blood cell) do? | it fights infections found in the body |
| How does HIV cause AIDS? | it destroys the T-cells |
| What does a person have if their number of T-cells fall bellow a certain level? | Full blown AIDS |
| What are the five ways HIV can be transmitted? | 1. Mother to unborn child 2. IV drug use 3. blood transfusion 4. exchange of bodily fluid(blood) 5. unprotected sex |
| What are cocktails? | a treatment for AIDS |
| What is a viral disease? | a disease caused by a virus |
| What is the only defense against viral diseases? | a healthy and strong immune system |
| What do vaccinations do? | build up your immune system |
| What do vaccinations contain? | the virus or other disease causing agent that are dead or weakened |
| Viruses cause the body to form antibodies. What do antibodies do? | protect against further infection |
| When was the last case of small pox in the U.S. | 1949 |
| What is the most dangerous group of viruses? | Filovirus |
| What do filoviruses do? | produce outbreaks of hemorrhagic fever |
| What does hemorrhagic fever do? | attack connective tissues, which causes massive bleeding |
| What is an example of hemorrhagic fever? | Ebola virus |
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