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Small, acellular, obligate intracellular parasite, non-living, non-replicating infectious agent

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Virus

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Complete, fully developed, infectious viral particle composed of nucleic acid genome packaged into a protein coat (capsid), which may be surrounded by a membrane (envelope)

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Virion ⭐

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Made up of only one type of nucleic acid, either DNA or RNA

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Nucleic Acid Core

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Protein coat or shell that encloses nucleic acid genome

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Capsid

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Capsid is made up of small units called

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Capsomere

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Lipid layer surrounding the viral coat and may contain spikes

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Envelope

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Naked virus

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can be spread easily, more virulent ; stable

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Enveloped Virus

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Spreads in large droplets, secretions, organ or blood transplants; unstable in GIT

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Viral symmetry

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Helical
Icosahedral/Polyhedral

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Cubic/Icosahedral – spherical
All DNA viruses except

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POXVIRIDAE

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DNA Viruses

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Papilloma
Parvo
Papova
Polyoma
Pox
Adeno
Herpes
Hepadna

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DNA Viruses replicate in

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Nucleus

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All DNA Virus are double stranded, except

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Parvoviridae

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Naked DNA Virus

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Parvo
Adeno
Polyoma
Papilloma

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Enveloped DNA Virus

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Herpes
Hepadna
Pox

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RNA Viruses

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Arena
Arteri
Astro
Borna
Bunya
Calici
Corona
FIlo
Flavi
Orthomyxo
Paramyxo
Picorna
Reo
Retro
Rhabdo
Toga
Toro

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All RNA Viruses are Single-stranded, except

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Reoviridae

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All RNA Viruses are enveloped, except

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Picorna
Reo
Calici
Hepe
Astro

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All RNA Viruses are Helical, except

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Flavi
Astro
Toga
Calici
Picorna
Reo
Retro

FAT CPRR

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All RNA Viruses replicate in the cytoplasma, except

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Retroviridae
Orthomyxoviridae

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Lysogenic Stage

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No signs and symptoms (avirulent stage); synthesis and packaging of virions (mature viral particles)

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Lytic Stage

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Presence of signs and symptoms; release of virions

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Steps in Viral Infection

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  1. Attachment of virus to host cell
  2. Penetration of virus into host cell
  3. Expression of viral genome
  4. Replication of virus
  5. Synthesis of virions
  6. Packaging and release of virions
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Obligates, intracellular, single stranded, naked rna; smallest pathogen that can infect plants

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Viriods

25
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only composed of proteins forming abnormal folding in brain; heat resistant; desiccation resistant

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Prions

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Prions

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Transmissible Spongiform Encephalitis

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