Viruses - For X
Viruses - For X
Viruses - For X
Dead or Alive?
NON-LIVING Particles that have characteristics of LIVING --- They DO Mutate and Recombine, do not grow/reproduce Because they are parasites, they can not survive and thrive without a host or group of host cells. The hosts provide viruses with all the chemicals and molecules they need to survive and reproduce. Viruses can lie dormant within any host or environment until the proper conditions for their activity are provided. Some viruses are also classified as 'persistent viruses'. Such viruses can enter and exit host cells without killing them. each different virus is stimulated by different conditions and they all have different, specific functions they affect in their host.
What is a Virus? 4C
Cannot reproduce without a host Capsid head filled with DNA or RNA Covered in a sticky glycoprotein coat for specific attachment to host cell site
Shapes of viruses
Viral Shapes
Polyhedral: polio
Viral Shapes
Cylindrical: tobacco mosaic
Viral Shapes
Studded capsid: HIV, influenza
Viral Shapes
Polyhedral head with protein tails: bacteriophage
Virus Kompleks
Kapsid / Kepala
Selubung Ekor
Serabut Ekor
Replication
5 STEPS: 1. ABSORPTION 2. PENETRATION 3. SYNTHESIS OF VIRAL COMPONENTS 4. MATURATION 5. RELEASE lytic- the cell membrane of the host is completely destroyed, killing the cell lysogenic- lays dormant until lytic cycle budding- mature viruses leave the cell a few at a time.
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Lytic cycle
Viruses that cause host cell to burst are referred to as virulent viruses
Step 6: host cell bursts, releasing newly-constructed viruses into the environment to infect other host cells
Step 4: virus takes over cells metabolism and viral parts are constructed
Lysogenic cycle
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Virus attaches to host Inserts nucleic acid Viral DNA incorporates itself into hosts DNA Provirus reproduced when host cell reproduces Lysogenic phase continues Provirus emerges and enters lytic cycle
Hanta virus
Carried by mice and rats 1976- became evident in the Korean War; caused bleeding disease called Korean hemorrhagic fever causes capillaries to leak blooddamages organs no VA; 50% of cases end in fatality
Hepatitis
Hepatitis means inflammation of liver
HAV poor sanitation and hygiene (Oral/Anal contact) HBV spread like HIV and very infectious. Worlds most common virus to cause cancer. VA HCV, HDV, HEV etc. (Via Blood and causes liver disease and cirrhosis)
Herpes
Greek- to creep 4 groups, 2 main types: herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) and (HSV-2) HSV-1:transmitted by direct contact with an active sore or a genital secretion containing viruses; cold sores; fever blisters
HSV-2: Symptoms can be triggered by fever, other viral infections, fatigue, stress, menstruation, ultraviolet energy from the sun, or the wind; blisters that itch and sore for 2-20 days
HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
Infects the immune system and can lead to AIDS. People can be infected with the virus for many years without becoming ill and still transmit it to others. travels from host to host via blood. 4 million worldwide: mostly homosexual/bisexual men, drug users, African Americans, Hispanics no VA b/c virus mutates quickly; there is treatment to help live longer (AZT); prevention is best defense
HIV
AIDS = break down of the immune system & death due to common diseases versus death by AIDS virus
Influenza
the flu causes global pandemic
every year 1901- isolated from chickens 25-50 million Americans catch it each year; 10k-40k die from it; also affects animals has genetic material protected by a sphere protected by layers of fat and protein types A, B, C can last for hours in dried mucus
Marburg/Ebola
Measles
the most infectious common disease
Especially in Africa, measles can cause death from pneumonia, diarrhea, and malnutrition.
Polio
causes paralytic poliomyelitis, which means inflammation of the spinal cord
are the most dangerous of the enterovirus group; targets the host nerve cell Only humans, monkeys, and chimps get polio; passed through feces
VA
Rabies
1708- first outbreak of dog rabies about 30,000 deaths from this disease per year mostly in poor countries; eliminated in many countries; VA 2 forms: furious rabies, dumb rabies
Rubella
similar to measles but less benign and infectious
unborn babies are at high risk for birth defects if the mother contracts the disease during the first trimester
50k cases a year until VA (MMR) can cause birth defects such as heart problems, deafness, language disorders, and bone lesions
Smallpox
first disease to be completely eradicated from nature; also most destructive in history part of the orthopoxvirus genus which include cowpox, rabbitpox, monkeypox, amelpox One droplet of exhaled moisture from an infected person contains a thousand more viruses than needed to infect someone first recorded in Egypt- Rameses V
germ is now stored in liquid nitrogen in about 600 one inch long test tubes in max security in the CDC in Atlanta and at the Institute for Viral Preparations in Moscow
Yellow Fever
shaped the development of America
originally from Africa 1802- killed 22,000 of Napoleons 25,000 troops mosquito is carrier 1937- VA, but impossible to wipe out this disease. Symptoms include yellow skin and black vomit
Immune System
Leukocytes
T lymphocyte- (killer, suppressor, helper) B lymphocyte- identify antigens and produce antibodies Eosinophils- MBP, effects of allergic
reaction
Herpesviridae- double stranded linear type B; herpes Poxviridae- double stranded linear type C; smallpox Papovaviridae-double stranded circular; warts Parvoviridae- single stranded linear; roseola
DNA Viruses
Adenovirus
Papillomavirus
Hepatitis B Virus
Plant virology
Seeds: transmit virus infection due to external contamination of the seed with virus particles, or because of infection of the living tissues of the embryo.
Vegetative propagation/grafting: These techniques of plant propagation provide the opportunity for viruses to spread to new plants. Vectors: Many different groups of living organisms can act as vectors and spread viruses from one plant to another:bacteria, fungi, nematodes necrosis, hypoplasia, hyperplasia
Gene Silencing
Antisense technology
geneticists can inactivate a gene that may cause disease or be defective highly specific method
make an RNA strand 15-20 bases in length complementary to the mRNA. The synthesized RNA will attach itself to the mRNA and prevent that portion of the mRNA from creating the gene on the duplicate DNA strand
used to treat several viruses including AIDS, Herpes, Chicken Pox, and Hepatitis