U5 L6 Viral Infections Pt. 1

Question 1

acute

Answer 1

a viral infection that occurs right away and has rapid recovery once treated

Question 2

benign

Answer 2

tumors that remain in one place and are typically not harmful to the body

Question 3

cancer

Answer 3

a disease that is caused when cells grow rapidly out of control

Question 4

gene

Answer 4

a unit of hereditary information that is transferred from parent to offspring

Question 5

incubation period

Answer 5

the time between catching a viral infection and actually having symptoms

Question 6

latent

Answer 6

a type of persistent infection that stays in equilibrium with the host cell for a very long time and does not produce disease

Question 7

malignant

Answer 7

tumors that invade other tissues within the body and travel throughout the body to make new tumors

Question 8

metastasis

Answer 8

a process that occurs when a tumor invades a new organ or tissue to create a new tumor

Question 9

neoplasia

Answer 9

a form of transformation where a cell undergoes uncontrolled cell division

Question 10

persistent

Answer 10

describes a viral infection that occurs over a long period of time

Question 11

tumor

Answer 11

a mass formed from neoplastic cells