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Chapter 16: Host-Microbe Interactions: Damage caused by viral infections Flashcards

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What are cytopathic effects (CPE)?

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  • visible effects of viral infection
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How can viral infections cause damage? (6)

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  1. disruption of cell processes
  2. destruction of intracellular structures
  3. Can form inclusion bodies
  4. Syncytium formation
  5. Host cell lysis
  6. Inflammatory response (indirect damage)
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How are Herpes viruses a disruption of cell processes?

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  • stops host cell division
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Why are inclusion bodies damaging?

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  • consists of viral parts
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What is syncytium formation?

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  • several cells fuse to form on giant cell
    ex. measles
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