covid

Question 1

more than ____ viruses cause colds

Answer 1

200

Question 2

what 7 types of covid are there

Answer 2

4 = mild illness

3 = serious illness

Question 3

what are examples of the 3 serious illness

Answer 3

SARS or MERS

Question 4

only ___% cause mild illness>

Answer 4

85

Question 5

what is ACE2 receptor

Answer 5

protein found on cells in blood vessels and organs

Question 6

how does the virus enter the body

Answer 6

by ace2 receptor since its airborne

Question 7

where did covid come from

Answer 7

origin unknown but people thunk its created in a lab

Question 8

what are the 3 key parts from the virus origin?

Answer 8

virus from bat, pangolin and unknown origin

Question 9

how does virus occurring from nature work?

Answer 9

2(+) viruses infect same animal at same time and parts of genetic material are exchanged between viruses. then it optimizes itself for survival in a new host

Question 10

what is wuhan institute of virology

Answer 10

covid research

Question 11

how long does covid last

Answer 11

2-6 weeks but symptoms may last longer

Question 12

symptoms?

Answer 12

fatigue, cough, loss of taste/smell, headache, diarrhea, chest, confusionwhat

Question 13

what can persistence of symptoms cause?

Answer 13

hypertension, obesity, mental health conditions

Question 14

what are gain-of-function experiments

Answer 14

try to predict which virus will become deadly

Question 15

how do they predict which virus will become deadly?

Answer 15

creating deadly virus that otherwise wouldn’t exist and try to fix it

Question 16

first covid gain of function?

Answer 16

reported in 1999

Question 17

how is tech in 1999 vs 2019 help with covid?

Answer 17

1999:
covid chimeras created in labs
techniques available left traces in genes
could detect genetic manipulation

2019:
covid chimeras created in labs
seamless methods available
could detect genetic manipulation

Question 18

what are effects of ivermectin

Answer 18

shows in vitro antiviral activity

Question 19

is ivermectin useful for covid?

Answer 19

no can get ivermectin poisoning

Question 20

what is pfizer

Answer 20

nirmatrelvir (recent antiviral)

Question 21

what was nirmatrelvir originally made?

Answer 21

developed for rhinovirus infections

Question 22

what was operation warp speed

Answer 22

puts money for vaccines and hurried to get out of the pandemic

Question 23

more than ___% of population has immunity to virus

Answer 23

90

Question 24

2 ways to get covid?

Answer 24

get covid, get vaccinated

Question 25

what kills virus

Answer 25

antibodies

Question 26

how long does it take to make antibodies

Answer 26

several days

Question 27

how are antibodies formed

Answer 27

spike protein outside of virus

antibodies bind to spike and that gives immunity to covid

Question 28

what prevents illness

Answer 28

immunity

Question 29

pros of viral proteins?

Answer 29

established method, highly effective and no risk of infection

Question 30

cons of viral proteins?

Answer 30

time consuming to develop (>4 years)
proteins difficult to manufacture
requires a custom made factory for each vaccine

Question 31

what vaccines use mRNA

Answer 31

moderna and pfizer

Question 32

what are symptoms of pfizer vaccine at injection and systematic

Answer 32

injection: pain, redness and swelling

systematic: fever, fatigue, headache and chills

Question 33

what is higher in vaccine group

Answer 33

appendicitis, heart attack and stroke

Question 34

what is higher in placebo group

Answer 34

pneumonia, atrial fibrillation and syncope

Question 35

vaccine effect _____ over time?

Answer 35

weakens

Question 36

vaccine approval takes ??

Answer 36

6-18 months

Question 37

typical vaccine takes _____ years to develop??

Answer 37

10

Question 38

moderna took how many days of clinical?

Answer 38

took 42 days + 8 months

Question 39

all mRNA vaccines can be made in _______ factory?

Answer 39

same