Virus Flashcards
A virus with RNA as it’s genetic material
Retrovirus
The cycle of viral reproduction which causes the host cell to burst open
Lytic
The protein case which encases the genetic material of a virus
Capsid
The stage in the lytic cycle where the viral parts are put together into functioning viruses
Assembly
A virus which no longer contains its genetic material
Ghost
A bacteriophage can be divided into two separate regions
The Head and the Tail
An injection given to produce immunity to a viral disease
A vaccine
Double stranded genetic material which is contained in some viruses
DNA
The act of a virus bursting open a host cell
Lysis
This virus causes genital warts which are linked to cervical cancers
HPV
Small, monkey, chicken and cow ____
Pox
A host cell that has viral genetic material incorporated with its DNA
Prophage
This virus attacks the nervous system and was eradicated by the Salk vaccine
Polio
The stage in the lytic cycle where the viral DNA enters the host cell
Infection
A piece of RNA, without a capsid, which can cause disease
Viroid
The step in the lytic cycle where many copies of the viral genome are made
Replication
The pathway where a virus lies dormant for a period of time within a cell before beginning its reproductive cycle
Lysogenic
The stage in the lytic cycle where viral parts are made
Synthesis
Several strains of virus which attack cells of the liver
Hepatitis
Because viruses do not require energy and cannot reproduce in their own they are not considered _____
Alive/ living
A virus which attacks bacteria
Bacteriophage
This virus causes its host to become aggressive and produce excess saliva
Rabies
The capsid of a virus is made of this
Protein
This virus can cause sores on the lips or genitals depending on the strain
Herpes
A protein (by itself) which can cause disease similar to a virus
A prion
The Epstein-Barr virus causes this disease
Mono
This virus infects the helper T cells of the human immune system
HIV
In Latin, virus means what?
Poison
Attach to a particular host
Receptors
Holds tail fibres and contains enzymes to digest holes in a bacteria wall
Base plate
Attaches virus to bacterial cell wall
Tail fiber
The virus “recognizes” the shape of this receptor and attaches its own receptor to it, in a _________________ fashion
Lock and Key
When the cell has attached, the animal cell is “fooled” into engulfing the virus using a process of ________________
Phagocytosis
