PPT-1 Viruses, Viroids, and Prions

copyright cmassengale 2 Are Viruses Living or Nonliving 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. Mike . Morain. Basic Lecture Structure. History of malware. Nature and operation of malware. Discuss means of identification, removal, and . prevention. Virtualization in malware. A Brief History. John Von Neumann. 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. 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. A. Viruses are a unique group of biological entities. 1. They are not capable of surviving without a host cell (lack metabolic machinery). 2. They do, however, contain all the information necessary to direct metabolic processes. 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 . Bacterial Infections. Colonization by harmful bacteria. Using the body as resources to grow and reproduce. Battled by the immune system. Different numbers of bacteria needed to overwhelm the immune system and cause infection. 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 . 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. 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 . 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 . Prusiner. MD. 1942-present . KUMC Neurology Morning Report. Richard J. Barohn, MD. May 8, 2017. Stanley B. . Prusiner. Biography. YEAR. ACHIEVEMENT. 1942. Born in . Des Monies IA. 1896 Grandfather emigrated from Moscow to Sioux City, IA. . . The process of transfer of virus into host is referred as . TRANSMISSION. and this is an important step in the life cycle of viruses.. Person to person infections are said to be . HORIZONTAL. . Atif. . Chohan. & Alex . Brown. What is CJD?. Degenerative brain disorder. Uncommon, usually fatal. Appears in older people, short duration. First described in 1920. Hans Gerhard . Creutzfeld. /. Dept. of Biology, 2. nd. year, 2020. Mustansiriyah. University. References:. Virology: principles and applications, John Carter and Venetia Saunders, 2013.. Principles of Molecular Virology, Alan, J. .