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Viruses What is a virus? How does a virus work? How are viruses stopped? WHAT IS A VIRUS? NOT AN INDEPENDENT LIVING ORGANISM VARIED IN SHAPE Enveloped (circular) Helical West Nile Virus Polyhedral VIRAL PARTS Capsid- protein coat Nucleic Acid Membrane (sometimes) Surrounds capsid Helps virus enter cell How Viruses Replicate: Lytic vs. Lysogenic LYTIC CYCLE TAKE OVER THE HOST Replicate Viral DNA Destroy Host Cell West Nile Virus Lysogenic Cycle “Hides” in host Replicates viral DNA, but does not destroy cell SARS Virus HIV virus Animations Vaccinations First Developed by Edward Jenner Noticed milk maids DID NOT get smallpox Developed smallpox vaccine by exposing patients to cowpox Allows patients to develop antibodies to small pox virus Vaccinations Polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk Made the Polio virus inactive Then exposed patients to inactive virus Patients developed antibodies, but did not get polio Types of Viruses Bacteriophages (infect bacteria/cells) DNA based Easier to deal with (usually) Retroviruses and “others” HIV Influenza HIV Has RNA RNA can mutate easily Reverse Transcriptase (to make DNA) Engulfed by white blood cells (Does not inject) Can remain “hidden” (lysogenic) for long periods of time Does not directly kill a person Influenza RNA Engulfed by cells Can kill, but usually just makes you really sick http://www.cssd11.k12.co.us/dohnts/Biology/bio04nt.htm VIRAL DISEASES Influenza HIV Polio Polio Small Pox HIV Ebola Hantavirus Hepatitis A-E Influenza SARS Bird Flu Common Cold HPV Can Viruses Be Good? Possibilities in genetics Fixing genes (Virus injects “good” DNA) Cystic Fibrosis Spinal Injuries…