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Viruses Mini Lab
Name :
_______________________
Date:
1. My test tube # is: _____________________ Infected
1st
Contact
2nd
Contact
3rd
Contact
Patient
Zero?
Y/N
2. I came in contact with
a. # ______________
b. #______________
c. #______________
3. I think patient 0 is ____________________
4. How are viruses transmitted (3 ways)?
5. What are some ways I can protect
myself against a virus?
6. How did the scientists in “Outbreak” track the spread of a viral infection through a population?
7. Why are viruses not considered to be living things (give at least 3 reasons)?
8. How do viruses use living cells to help them reproduce?
9. Create a Venn Diagram that compares viruses and bacteria. Use the following word bank in your
diagram: DNA, Cells, Cell Membrane, Cause Diseases, Polio, AIDS, Tuberculosis, Strep Throat,
Living, Organism, Prevented with Vaccines, Treated with Antibiotics, and Prokaryotic.
Bacteria
Viruses
Infected Patient
First Contact
Second Contact
Third Contact