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the smallest virus is about the size of

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large hemoglobin molecule of RBC

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genome of a typical virion consists of

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either DNA or RNA surrounded by capsid

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nucleocapsid =

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nucleic acid + capsid (protein coat)

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features that distinguish viruses from living organisms

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  • lack of enzymes necessary in energy production
  • unable to replicate on their own
  • depend on the resources of host cells
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which type of viruses is more resistance to adverse conditions, why?

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nonenveloped (naked) viruses, since attachment proteins are on the capsid (stronger than envelope)

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single-stranded positive sense RNA functions as

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mRNA in viruses

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Bacteriophages

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bacterial viruses (viruses that infect bacteria)
vibrio cholera

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virulent bacteriophages

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always causes a lytic cycle which ends with the destruction of the bacterial cell

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temperate phages (lysogenic)

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Their DNA remains integrated into the bacterial cell chromosome
 do not immediately initiate the lytic cycle like Virulent bacteriophages

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latent virus

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viruses that do not initiate biosynthesis right away

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cold sores (latent virus infections)

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cold sores (fever blisters)
 Caused by Herpes simplex virus I (HSV I)
 the cold sores come and go

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what are the triggers for latent virus infections

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fever, sunlight, or excessive stress

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genital herpes

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caused by Herpes simplex virus II (HSV II)

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shingles

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painful nerve disease
 Caused by Varicella zoster virus (VZV)
 Causes chickenpox (Varicella) as primary infection
 when the body’s immune defenses become weakened by old age or disease, the latent chickenpox virus resurfaces to cause shingles (zoster)

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Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)

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a type of herpes virus
 causes infectious mononucleosis (not a type of cancer)
 causes three types of human cancers:
a-nasopharyngeal carcinoma
b-Burkitt lymphoma
c- B-cell lymphoma

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human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8)

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Kaposi carcinoma: cancer common in AIDS

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hepatitis B and C (HBV or HCV)

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hepatocellular (liver) carcinoma

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Human papillomavirus (HPV) (DNA VIRUS)

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Causes cervical cancer and other parts of the genital tract

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Retrovirus (RNA virus)

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They have enzyme reverse transcriptase which turns RNA to DNA which
is integrated into the host cell genome
● They have long incubation periods
● Examples:
a. HIV→ AIDS → making patients immunocompromised and more
prone to cancers
b. Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 → causes T-cell leukemia

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to what receptor does HIV bind to

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CD4

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anti-P24 antibodies

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very specific test to identify HIV
marker: major capsid protein (p24)

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Mimivirus

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giant virus recovered from amebas (host)
‘mimics’ bacteria
contain DNA and RNA

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Megavirus

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has the largest capsid diameter (440 nm)
the largest and most complex genome of all viruses

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inclusion bodies

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remnants viruses seen in infected cells
used as a diagnostic tool

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cytoplasmic inclusion bodies

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  • negri bodies (in nerve cells) → seen in rabies
  • Guarnieri bodies → in smallpox
  • Inclusion bodies seen in AIDS or HIV
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intranuclear inclusion bodies

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  • Owl eyes → seen in cytomegalovirus
  • Herpes virus and poliovirus inclusion bodies
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antiviral agents

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drugs used to treat viral infections
disrupts critical phases in viral cycle

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viroids

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infectious RNA molecules (only in plants)
smaller than viruses

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Prions

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small infectious proteins that convert normal protein molecules into non-functional ones

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Ebola virus

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transmitted by bats, causes hemorrhagic fever, high mortality

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Zika virus

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transmitted by mosquitoes
responsible for a large number of birth defects

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