Studying Techniques Flashcards
1
Q
Spongiform encephalopathies:
A
Brain tissue become sponge like
2
Q
Prions:
A
Proteins that infect
3
Q
In vivo:
A
In life - using live organisms to inoculate
4
Q
In vitro:
A
In lab - using cells or tissues to inoculate
5
Q
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease):
A
From prions; humans consume contaminated beef, causing a variant of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
6
Q
DRACO:
A
Antiviral drug that causes infected cells to destroy themselves, regardless of the virus involved
7
Q
True or false: not all noncellular infectious agents are viruses
A
T
