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Virology Flashcards

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Protein coat of virus is called ?/

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Capsid

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Subunits of capsid is called ??

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Capsomers

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Viral nucelic acids is called ??

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DNA / RNA

Not both

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Basic structure of virus - Content ??

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  1. Viral nucleic acids
  2. Capsid
  3. Envelope

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Function of envelope ??

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  1. Protection
  2. Attachment to the target cell

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All virus are - H/D ??

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Haploid

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Envelope content of a virus ??

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Surface glycoprotein

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Capsid made of — ??

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Protein

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Function of capsid ??

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  1. Protection
  2. Attachment
  3. Act as antigen
  4. Provide structural symmetry of virus

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Cuase of geometry symmetry of virus ??

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Arrangement of capsomere

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Geometry symmetry of virus type ??

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  1. Icosahedral
  2. Helical
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Icosahedral virus ??

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20 triangle - symmetric figure

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Helical capsomere of virus ??

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Hollow coil - Rod shaped

envelope present

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Virion definiton ??

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Complete virus particle that is structurally intact & infectious `

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Polio virion example ??

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NA covered by protein coat

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Herpes virion part ??

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Whole virus – Virion

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Pseudovirus definition ??

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PV contain host cell DNA instead of viral DNA within the capsid

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Why non-enveloped viruses are resistant to detergent ??

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The presence of an envelope confers instability on the virus

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Examples of atypical virus like Agents ??

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  1. Defective
  2. Pseudovirus
  3. Viriods
  4. Prions

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Defective virus definition ??

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A virus that composed of viral nucleic acid & proteins but cannot replicate without a helper Virus

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Example of defective virus ??

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Hepatitis-D

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Viriods disease ??

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Plant d
Not implicated Human diseases

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Infection induces AB & Inflammation P/A in prions ??

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NOOOOOOOO
in prions

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Does prions have NA ??

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NOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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Defcetive virus cause ??

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Mutation / deletion of part of their genetic amterials

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Viriods NA ??

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RNA

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Protein coat & Envelope present where ??

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Virus
Not in viriods

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Virus NA ?

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DNA / RNA

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Prions appearance in Electron microscope ???

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Filamentous rods
Amyloid like

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