PPT-Viruses

What is a virus Viruses are not alive A virus in an obligate intracellular parasite Requires host cell to reproduce Can be seen at magnifications provided by the electron microscope they are microscopic. 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. Other . Acellular. Infectious Agents. 1. 6. Copyright © McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings, LLC. Permission required for reproduction or display.. Acellular. Agents. Viruses . – protein and nucleic acid. Prabhaker Mateti. Mateti, Viruses, Trojans and Worms. 2. Virus Awareness. Virus Bulletin . http://www.virusbtn.com/. . Technical journal on developments in the field of computer viruses and anti-virus products . 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.. Viruses Are Not Cells!. There are several structural and functional differences between cells and viruses. The structural differences include:. No nucleus. No cell membrane. No organelles. The functional differences include:. 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. Embryonated. Egg. Viruses. Viruses do not fall in the category of unicellular . microorganism. They . are obligate intracellular parasites and lack the . machinery . necessary for protein and nucleic acid . Viruses . A nonliving (?) particle made of proteins, nucleic acids, and sometimes lipids (fats). Viruses only reproduce by infecting living cells. Most viruses can only be seen with an electron microscope. . 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 . arboviruses. ) are viruses that can be transmitted to man by arthropod vectors. . Arboviruses. belong to three families:. Togaviruses. . Bunyaviruses. e.g. . Sandfly. Fever. .. Flaviviruses. e.g. Yellow Fever, dengue, Japanese Encephalitis.