U7 LEC: INTRO TO VIROLOGY Flashcards
Intracellular organism, unable to reproduce itself outside a living host cell
Virus
Viruses are considered to be?
obligate
2 parts of a Virion
Protein Coat, Genetic Material
This is the entire, complete infectious unit or viral particle
Virion
T/F: The Virion is only infectious if it is fully assembled
True
Only contains Protein Coat
Prions
Most resistant form, proteinaceous infectious organism
Prions
Prions can only be killed through?
incineration
Only has the genetic material
Virioids
This refers to the protein coat.
Capsid
The Capsid is made up of?
Capsomeres
Size of Virus
20-200
All viruses are Haploid except?
Retrovirus
Virueses have no?
mitochondria
T/F: Viruses replicate by binary fission.
False
capable only of replicating within the cell
Bullet shaped virus
Rabies
Largest viruses
Variola (smallpox), Ebola
Smallest virus
Parvovirus
Viruses are resistant to?
antimicrobials and antibacterials
Treatment for Viruses
supportive
Viruses are primarily destroyed by?
effects of our immune system
Viruses are more resistant to ______ than bacteria
antiseptic
Viruses can survive long periods by?
freeze drying at -70C
This refers to weakened state of virus.
Attenuated
Inactivation of Viruses
- UV and Xray
- Chloroform and Ether
- Combination of Sodium hypochlorite and Formalin