Virus Flashcards

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Viruses

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– Non living particles
– Can mutate and adapt to environment
– Antibiotic resistant
– Mode of transmission
. Respiratory droplets
. Exchange of body fluids
. Ingestion of food and water
. Bites by carriers

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Prions

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. Proteinaceous infectious particle
. Built of proteins with no DNA/RNA
. Transmitted by infected instruments
. Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)
. Attacks the brain

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