The Virus

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Ebola: The Plague Fighters Pathogens How are they transmitted

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TMV Tobacco Mosaic Virus Models of Viruses

What is a Virus?

Virus Latin for Poison Non-cellular particle with

DNA or RNA 1 or 2 Protein Coats (Capsids) May have Viral Envelope - Phospholipids

DO NOT respire or grow ONLY function in a living cell NOT given Latin names like living organisms (rabies virus) (polio virus) (adenovirus=adenoid tissue)

Questions/Discussion
Do Viruses Respire? What type of genetic material do viruses have? Can they have both DNA and RNA?

How are they Classified?

Shape of their protein coat (capsid)

Important in infection

Type of nucleic acid they contain

DNA or RNA NEVER Both

Reproduction Cycles

How do Viruses Replicate?

The lytic cycle: 1- absorption/attachment 2- injection/entry 3- replication of viral parts 4- assembly 5- release by lysis Results in death of host cell Virulent virus (only lytic cycle)

Lets Go Through the Steps of the Lytic Cycle Together!!!

Lysogenic Cycle

First steps just like lytic!! Does NOT destroy the host cell Nucleic acid joins the cells DNA. Viral DNA becomes a part of hosts cell DNA (prophage) Could go on for years Temperate virus (capable of using the lytic and lysogenic cycles) i.e. HIV, cold sores, shingles

Lysogenic Cycle

Lets Go Through the Steps of the Lysogenic Cycle!!!

Both Cycles Together

Types of Viruses

Animal viruses: Rabies, Polio, Mumps, Chicken pox, Small pox, and Influenza. Plant Viruses: Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV), Banana streak virus, Carrot thin leaf virus Bacterial Virus: Bacteriophages ( T1, T2, T3, and T4.) SPECIFIC in what type of cell and what type of organism they infect

Polio human nerve cell T4 only certain strains of E. coli

Different Types of Viruses

ADENOVIRUS Respiratory infections; colds

Polio

Influenza Virus

Virus that causes the flu

Small Pox

TMV

Retroviruses
RNA viruses that contain reverse transcriptase This enzyme allows RNA to produce DNA HIV is an example of the virus

Questions/Discussion
What some differences between the lytic and lysogenic cycle? What type of virus is HIV? How is HIV one of the most successful viruses in reproducing?

Viruses: Living or Not?

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Lytic and Lysogenic Manipulative