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Flashcards in Viral Infections Deck (10)
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1
Q

Name the smallest obligate intracellular pathogen, with no organized cellular structure?

A

VIRUSES

2
Q

Viruses consist of what, surrounding a nucleic acid core?

A

PROTEIN COAT
aka
CAPSID

3
Q

Are viruses capable or incapable of replication outside a living cell?

A

INCAPABLE

4
Q

A virus will attach to a host cell, enter it, and then release what?

A

GENETIC MATERIAL

5
Q

How do viruses work?

A
VIRUS TAKES CONTROL OF CELL, REPLICATING VIRUS
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HOST CELL WILL USUALLY DIE
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DEATH RELEASES VIRAL REPLICATIONS
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OTHER CELLS BECOME INFECTED
6
Q

Some viruses leave their genetic material in the host, where it remains ___________.

A

DORMANT

7
Q

Name the 3 major viral invasion routes?

A
  1. NASAL and RESPIRATORY
  2. ORAL and GASTROINTENSITAL
  3. BLOOD and BODILY FLUIDS
8
Q

Name the body’s two responses to viral infections?

A

INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE
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IMMUNE RESPONSE

9
Q

Which response of the body to viral infection includes vascular congestion and leakage of exudate?

A

INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE

10
Q

Which response of the body to viral infection includes a collection of lymphocytes in infected tissue?

A

IMMUNE RESPONSE