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Virus?
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Warts are a skin virus!
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Characteristics of Protist No Nucleus Ring of DNA Asexual Reproduction
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Virus structure : Protein Coat Has DNA or RNA for replication Host specific
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Are viruses living or non-living? Nonliving Not cells Few of life’s criteria No respiration No growth No development Can be crystalline, dormant Living Replicate (with host) Contain DNA or RNA Contain protein coat
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4..Bacteriophage Bacteria “eating” virus Virus uses the bacteria as a host for Viral replication
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Plant peach virus 5.Virus can infect Plants Animals Bacteria
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Herpes mouth virus:
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Chicken Pox & Polio Virus
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Rabies virus Hepatitis B (Liver)
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Cow pox vaccination 1749 Acquired Immunization Artificial injection of a small amount of virus Body’s immune response makes antibodies
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Lytic Cycle (Replication) of a Virus - “AVIRAL” 1.Adsorption of virus onto the host 2. Insertion of Virus DNA into host cell 3. Replication of Viral DNA 4. Assembly of protein coat 5.Lysis of Host cell Membrane & release Of virus
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Viral Replication:
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HIV virus structure:
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HIV Virus
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HIV virus infects T-cells HIV virus Weakens the immune system AIDS patients die of “common” diseases when T cell (WBC) count falls
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AIDS = break down of the immune system & death due to common diseases versus death by AIDS virus
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