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Viruses can reproduce
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Only within host cells
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One viral disease that can occur in childhood and then reappear in adulthood in a more serious form is
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Chickenpox
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The most successful approach to controlling viral diseases has been the use of
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Antiviral drugs
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Which of the following viral diseases is now considered to be eradicated?
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Smallpox
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Why would a drug that blocks DNA transcription not be a desirable method for treating a viral disease?
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Stop DNA transcription as well
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Viruses that infect bacteria
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Bacteriophage
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Describes a microorganism that can cause disease and is highly infectious
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Virulent
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Allows viruses to hide in their host cell for d-m-y
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Lysis
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Genes that cause cancer by blocking the normal controls
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Oncogene
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Smallest known particles known to replicate
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Viroid
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Infectious protein particles that do not have a genome
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Prion
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4 human diseases and how are they transmitted
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Rabies- animal
Flu-airborne Measles-direct contact Aids-sexual contact |
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Why are antibiotics not effective in the treatment of viral diseases?
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Antibiotic can't work against cell parts because they don't have cell parts.
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Explain how human actions have contributed to the increase of emerging viral diseases-2 reasons
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Lack of hygiene
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Traveling
Lack of hygiene |
