Virus Reproduction, Immunity & Vaccines

Question 1

Lytic Cycle

Answer 1

Virus attaches to cell, injects RNA or DNA into cell, host cell replicates DNA or RNA (attachment-entry-replication-assembly-release)

Question 2

Lysogenic Cycle

Answer 2

Virus injects DNA into cell, DNA incorporated into cell’s DNA. Something triggers viral DNA to seperate and lytic cycle starts

Question 3

Innate vs acquired

Answer 3

From birth

Defenses from over lifetime and exposure

Question 4

Herd Immunity?

Answer 4

Resistance to the spread of an infectious disease within a population based on levels of vaccination (Healthy unimmunized, healthy immunized, sick)