Viruses Flashcards
Viruses are ____ agents and are identified after the discovery of ________
filterable, electron microscope
____ are either DNA/RNA
Viruses
protects the nucleic acid
viral capsid
Capsomere functions
shape and resistance of viruses
___ is responsible for the replication and membrane containing viral proteins
Viral envelope
_____ contain glycoproteins and recognize host cell receptor
Viral receptors
DNA Viruses: VAHHP
Variola, Adenovirus, Herpes, Hepatitis, Papilloma
Causative agent of smallpox
Variola
Vaccinia is the causative agent of
cowpox
Causative agent of URT infection, latent tonsil and adenoid infection
Adenovirus
Herpes virus that cause cold sores
HSV1
HSV2 causes
genital sores
Causative agent of pneumonia, hepatitis and encephalitis in immunocompromised
cytomegalovirus
Causative agent of chicken pox
Varicella zoster
Causative agent of burkitts lymphoma
Eipsten-Barr