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1
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what is a virus?

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a protein shell with genetic material

intracellular parasite

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2
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what is a virion?

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extracellular form of a virus

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3
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what is a capsid

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protein shell surrounding virus

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4
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what is a nucelocaspid

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inner structure of protein + nucleic acid

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5
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what is an envelope

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phospholipid bilayer (derived from host) + proteins

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6
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what is a lytic

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viral infection that kills the host cell

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7
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what is lysogenic

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viral infection where the virus genome integrates into host genome

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8
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name 4 ways virus’ spread

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skin bites

blood transfusions

mucous membranes

breast milk

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9
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name 3 spreading ability factors

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viability in environment

ability to survive in host

resistance to bodily sites

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10
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describe a naked virus

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They lack n external membrane

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11
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described and envelope virus

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has additional lipid coat derived from the host

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12
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give 2 examples of a naked virus

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rhinovirus

poliovirus

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13
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enveloped virus examples

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influenza

HIV

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14
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describe structure of virus

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extremely small

contain few proteins in capsid

precise ordres

cannot be seen with convention microscope

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15
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how are viruses classified?

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based on symmetry

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16
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what are the three classifications for viruses?

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  • helical
  • icosahedral
  • complex
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17
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how do we identify helical viruses?

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length of nucleic acid

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18
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what do icosahedral viruses have

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20 faces and 12 vertices

requires smallest number of capsomeres to build it

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19
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viruses can be complex structures with…

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each part having own structure and symmetry

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20
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example of helical virus

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tobacco mosaic virus

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21
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example of icosahedral

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human papilloma virus

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22
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example of complex virus

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bacteriophage T4

23
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what protein do envelopes usually have and what does it do

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spike protein

binds to and enter cells

24
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how do viruses exit cells

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budding

where they take a part of the host Plasma membrane with them

or cell lysis

25
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what can classification of nucleic acid be

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rna or dna

single or double stranded

26
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example of RNA virus

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HIV

27
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example of a DNA virus

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Hepatitis B

28
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what can single stranded viruses be

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plus

minus

29
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what direction do plus stranded run in

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5’ to 3’

30
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what direction do minus stranded run in

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3’ to 5’

31
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what is plus and minus stranded also referred to

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positive and negative sense

32
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can DNA be transcribed immediately?

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yes

33
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what are the 7 categories of the Baltimore classification system/

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double-stranded DNA viruses (Group I)

single-stranded DNA viruses (Group II)

double-stranded RNA viruses (Group III)

positive single-stranded RNA viruses (Group IV)

negative single-stranded RNA viruses (Group V)

positive single-stranded RNA viruses (Group VI)

positive double stranded DNA viruses (Group VII)

34
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what do positive sense RNA genomes have

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cap at 5’ end and poly A tail at 3’ end

used directly as mRNA

35
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describe negative sense RNA genomes

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first using a virus encoded RNA polymerase a positive sense RNA is made

this is then capped and polyadenylated

used directly as mRNA

36
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can viruses metabolise?

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no

37
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what is an example of a key enzyme important for virus life cycle?

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neuraminidase

38
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name the stages for virions to be released

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  1. attachment
  2. penetration
  3. nucleic acid and protein synthesis
  4. capsid assembly and genome packaging
  5. vision release
39
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what is attachment

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when the virus binds to the cell

40
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what is penetration

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injection of viral nucleic acid into host cell

41
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what is nucleic acid and protein synthesis driven by

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host under viral control

42
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where does vision release occur

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at the cell membrane in multiple ways

43
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name the 4 growth phases of the viral life cycle

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eclipse phase

maturation phase

44
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what happens at eclipse phase

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viral genome and proteins replicated

45
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what happens at maturation phase

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viral nucleic acid and mature viruses accumulate in cell

46
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what is burst size

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number of released viruses

47
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what is burst size

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number of released viruses

48
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what changes during a lysogenic infection in virion release

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after penetration, nucleic acid integrates into the host genome and called a prophage

cells divide and also replicate the viral genome

49
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what are the 5 stages of a typical human infection

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  1. binding and fusion

endocytosis

uncoating

replication ,translation and transcription

assembly and release

50
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what are 2 consequences of a virus infection?

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The infection can be PERSISTENT and not kill the cell but cause continual viral release by budding e.g. HIV

Some viruses can cause a normal cell to become cancerous and this is called TRANSFORMATION e.g. human papilloma virus

51
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what is a retrovirus?

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a virus that has RNA instead of DNA as its genetic material

52
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which enzyme do retroviruses use

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reverse transcriptase to become part of the host cells DNA

53
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what must retroviruses make during life cycle

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a DNA intermediate

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