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Chapter 21 Vocab Flashcards

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AZT

A

anti-HIV drug that inhibits the viral enzyme reverse transcriptase

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acellular

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lacking cells

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acute disease

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disease where the symptoms rise and fall within a short period of time
asymptomatic disease disease where there are no symptoms and the individual is unaware of being infected unless lab tests are performed

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asymptomatic disease disease where there are no symptoms and the individual is unaware of being infected unless lab tests are performed

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disease where there are no symptoms and the individual is unaware of being infected unless lab tests are performed

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attenuation

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weakening of a virus during vaccine development

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back mutation

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when a live virus vaccine reverts back to it disease-causing phenotype

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bacteriophage

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virus that infects bacteria

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budding

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method of exit from the cell used in certain animal viruses, where virions leave the cell individually by capturing a piece of the host plasma membrane

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9
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capsid

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protein coating of the viral core

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capsomere

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protein subunit that makes up the capsid

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cell necrosis

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cell death

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chronic infection

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describes when the virus persists in the body for a long period of time

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cytopathic

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causing cell damage

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14
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envelope

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lipid bilayer that envelopes some viruses

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fusion

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method of entry by some enveloped viruses, where the viral envelope fuses with the plasma membrane of the host cell

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16
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gall

A

appearance of a plant tumor

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17
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gene therapy

A

treatment of genetic disease by adding genes, using viruses to carry the new genes
inside the cell

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18
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group I virus

A

virus with a dsDNA genome

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group II virus

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virus with a ssDNA genome

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group III virus

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virus with a dsRNA genome

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group IV virus

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virus with a ssRNA genome with positive polarity

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group V virus

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virus with a ssRNA genome with negative polarity

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group VI virus

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virus with a ssRNA genomes converted into dsDNA by reverse transcriptase

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group VII virus

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virus with a single-stranded mRNA converted into dsDNA for genome replication

24
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horizontal transmission

A

transmission of a disease from parent to offspring

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hyperplasia

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abnormally high cell growth and division

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hypoplasia

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abnormally low cell growth and division

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intermittent symptom

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symptom that occurs periodically

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latency

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virus that remains in the body for a long period of time but only causes intermittent symptoms

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lysis

A

bursting of a cell

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lysogenic cycle

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type of virus replication in which the viral genome is incorporated into the genome of the host cell

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lytic cycle

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type of virus replication in which virions are released through lysis, or bursting, of the cell

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matrix protein

A

envelope protein that stabilizes the envelope and often plays a role in the assembly of progeny virions

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negative polarity

A

ssRNA viruses with genomes complimentary to their mRNA

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oncogenic virus

A

virus that has the ability to cause cancer

34
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oncolytic virus

A

virus engineered to specifically infect and kill cancer cells

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PrPc

A

normal prion protein

36
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PrPsc

A

infectious form of a prion protein

37
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pathogen

A

agent with the ability to cause disease

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permissive

A

cell type that is able to support productive replication of a virus

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phage therapy

A

treatment of bacterial diseases using bacteriophages specific to a particular bacterium

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positive polarity

A

ssRNA virus with a genome that contains the same base sequences and codons found in their mRNA

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prion

A

infectious particle that consists of proteins that replicate without DNA or RNA

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productive

A

viral infection that leads to the production of new virions

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prophage

A

phage DNA that is incorporated into the host cell genome

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replicative intermediate

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dsRNA intermediate made in the process of copying genomic RNA

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reverse transcriptase

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enzyme found in Baltimore groups VI and VII that converts single-stranded RNA into double-stranded DNA

46
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vaccine

A

weakened solution of virus components, viruses, or other agents that produce an immune response

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vertical transmission

A

transmission of disease between unrelated individuals

48
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viral receptor

A

glycoprotein used to attach a virus to host cells via molecules on the cell

49
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virion

A

individual virus particle outside a host cell

50
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viroid

A

plant pathogen that produces only a single, specific RNA

51
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virus core

A

contains the virus genome

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