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Virus

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

VIRUS

BY: MIA O'FARRELL

IMPORTANT FEATURES

  • Multiply only in a host cell
  • One type of DNA
  • Small one-called organism
  • Smaller than bacteria
  • Not asexual or sexual

Where it Lives

It lives in a host cell which is a plant or animal cell that is living. It can't live outside a host cell for very long.

Photo by Joe Dunckley

HOW IT REPRODUCES

  • Attaches to host cell
  • Releases genetic instruction
  • Gives instruction
  • Inject material
  • Enzymes make new virus particles
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HOW IT REPRODUCES

  • New particles assemble a virus
  • Leaves host ready to infect
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EXAMPLES

  • Avian Flu (bird flu)
  • HIV
  • Polio
  • Chicken Pox
  • Cold

EXAMPLES

  • West Nile Virus
  • H1N1
  • Rabies

HAZARDS

  • Death
  • Kills cells
  • Sickness
  • Cancer
  • Compromise immune system

BENEFITS

  • Cancer prevention
  • Vaccines
  • Helps understand biology
  • Gene therapy
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