Chapter 21 Vocab Flashcards
AZT
anti-HIV drug that inhibits the viral enzyme reverse transcriptase
acellular
lacking cells
acute disease
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
asymptomatic disease disease where there are no symptoms and the individual is unaware of being infected unless lab tests are performed
disease where there are no symptoms and the individual is unaware of being infected unless lab tests are performed
attenuation
weakening of a virus during vaccine development
back mutation
when a live virus vaccine reverts back to it disease-causing phenotype
bacteriophage
virus that infects bacteria
budding
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
capsid
protein coating of the viral core
capsomere
protein subunit that makes up the capsid
cell necrosis
cell death
chronic infection
describes when the virus persists in the body for a long period of time
cytopathic
causing cell damage
envelope
lipid bilayer that envelopes some viruses
fusion
method of entry by some enveloped viruses, where the viral envelope fuses with the plasma membrane of the host cell
gall
appearance of a plant tumor
gene therapy
treatment of genetic disease by adding genes, using viruses to carry the new genes
inside the cell
group I virus
virus with a dsDNA genome
group II virus
virus with a ssDNA genome
group III virus
virus with a dsRNA genome
group IV virus
virus with a ssRNA genome with positive polarity