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Virus |
Nonliving particle made of proteins, nucleic acids, and sometimes lipids. |
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The protein coat surrounding a virus. |
Capsid |
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Bacteriophage |
Bacteria eaters |
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Virus enters as bacterial cell, copies itself, and causes the cell to burst. |
Lytic Infection |
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Lysogenic Infection |
Host cell immediately taken over. |
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Bacteriophage DNA that becomes embedded in the bacterial host's DNA. |
Prophage |
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Retrovirus |
Genetic information copied from RNA to DNA instead of DNA to RNA. |
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A disease causing pathogen. |
Pathogen |
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Vaccine |
Prevents bacterial infections by stimulating the body's immune system. |
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A number of drugs that can be used against a bacterial infection. |
Antibiotic |
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Emerging Disease |
Unknown disease appears for the first time, or, a well-known disease suddenly becomes hard to control. |
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Clumps of tiny protein. |
Prion |
