Viruses Flashcards
1
Q
Where do viruses reproduce
A
They can only reproduce in a living organism
2
Q
What do viruses do?
A
They all cause disease
3
Q
What are some diseases?
A
Cold (rhinovirus)
Chicken pox
Small pox
AIDS
4
Q
What is a term for the common cold?
A
Rhinovirus
5
Q
Who is Edward Jenner?
A
A scientist in the 1600’s in England who found s vaccine for small pox, inventing the first vaccine
6
Q
How do you cute a virus?
A
There is no cure to a virus
7
Q
What are virus parts?
A
Membranes with proteins
Inner protein coat
Genetic materials
8
Q
What is the inner coat used for?
A
It protects the virus
9
Q
What do the proteins do?
A
They trick the cells into taking the virus
10
Q
What was Edward he nerd hypothesis?
A
That a chemical that’s in cowpox fights small pox
11
Q
Viruses
A
Non living particles
