(viruses)Overview of Diseases Caused by Infectious Agents Flashcards
1
Q
what are viruses
A
pieces of dna or rna in a protein shell
2
Q
viruses are not cells because they are much smaller
true or false
A
true
3
Q
what size is a virus
A
about one-hundredth of a micrometer
4
Q
how does obligate intracellular parasites reproduce
A
must enter a cell
5
Q
what do obligate intracellular parasites direct infected cell to do
A
make copies of nucleic acid and capsid (shell)
6
Q
the virus or immune response might do what to the host
A
kill the host cell
7
Q
what are examples of obligate intracellular parasites (virus)
A
common cold, Ebola, chickenpox
