PPT-Viruses

Chris Howe and Patrick Weingardt Introduction A virus is a program that infects another program by modifying it to include an evolved version of itself Frederick B Cohen John v. A . virus. is a small . infectious agent. that can replicate only inside the living cells of organisms. Most viruses are too small to be seen directly with a . microscope. . Viruses infect all types of organisms, from . Chapters 12 and 13. Viral Characteristics and Structure. Why Viruses aren’t Alive. General Characteristics of Viruses. Name derives from the Latin for “poison”. Obligatory intracellular parasites. DNA Enveloped . Viruses. I. Objectives. In this lecture you will learn about properties, pathogenesis, clinical picture and diagnosis of: . Herpesviruses. . (HHVs 1 to 8). Poxviruses. Smallpox Virus. 1. A program that attaches itself to another . executable. (a . host program. ). Whenever the host program is executed, virus code is ran and it can make a copy of itself and infect other executables found in your memory or hard drive. copyright cmassengale. 2. Are Viruses Living or Non-living?. Viruses are both and neither. They have . some properties of life but not others. For example, viruses can be killed, even crystallized like table salt. Protists. , Fungi. Chapter 7. Grade 7 Science. Viruses. _____ - a tiny, non-living particle invades and then multiplies inside of a living cell.. Viruses can only multiply when they are _____ of a living cell.. CLS 212: Medical Microbiology. History. Through the 1800s, many scientists discovered that something smaller than bacteria could cause disease and they called it . virion. (. Latin word- poison. ).. Where the name came from. This is a phrase coined from biology to describe a piece of software that behaves very much like a real virus (only it spreads from computer to computer rather than people!).. Are Viruses Living or Non-living?. Biologists consider viruses to be non-living because:. Are not cells. Do not grow or respond to their surroundings. Cannot make food, take in food, or produce wastes. STRUCTURE. A core nucleic acid - DNA or RNA. Nucleic Acid surrounded by a protein, called a capsid.. CLASSIFICATION. By genomes: DNA viruses, RNA viruses or retroviruses . (any . of a group of RNA viruses that insert a DNA copy of their genome into the . Folder Title: . CxVirus. (. NoTP. ). Updated: April 12, 2017. See Chapter 3, Weinberg, 2. nd. Edition pages 71 to 102. Importance of Virology to. Cancer Biology and Cancer Medicine. Need to Control Potentially Infectious Exposure. . 19, . Ch. 23, and more . Bacteria & Virus Overview. Interesting stuff!. We live with bacteria and viruses constantly, but most people don’t know much about them.. In this chapter we learn both the good and bad of each. EQ: Why are viruses considered to be non-
living?. Characteristics:. *Nonliving particles made of . nucleic acid. and a . protein coat . enlosed in a . capsid. shell... *In order to reproduce, all viruses must have a . VOCABULARY. Virus. Capsid. Envelope. Human . Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV. ). Influenza. Lytic Cycle. Lysogenic Cycle. Lysis. Retrovirus. Prerequisite questions. What are the eight characteristics which all living things have in common.