Ebola Flashcards
1
Q
Retrovirus: CD4 blocker
A
Foreign strand won’t be able to get into the cell and cause damage.
2
Q
Retrovirus: Reverse Transcription Inhibitor
A
Block the enzyme and prevent it from becoming DNA and making viral proteins
3
Q
Ebola is NOT a
A
Retrovirus
4
Q
Ebola used to be named as
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ZARE
5
Q
4 facts about Ebola
A
- Single strand of DNA
- transmitted through any bodily fluid
- smart virus
- still contagious after death, body must be cremated
6
Q
Ebola symptoms
A
- Bleeding out a lot in different places
- impairs the liver and kidney
- diarrhea