Viruses

Viruses

How do viruses make you sick?

Open Ended

What's the difference between a pandemic and an epidemic?

Pan vs. Epi

• Pandemic  = an outbreak that occurs over a large geographic area

• Epidemic = outbreak that is contained to  one region

Poll

What do you think? Not counting Covid-19, how many pandemics have occurred in the past?

• 3

• 9

• 15

• 16

• 17

ATOMONY OF A VIRUS A:  Proteins B: Viral Envelope C: Capsid D: DNA or RNA

Open Ended

The Flu is a respiratory virus; what are some of the symptoms of the Flu?

Multiple Choice

Antibiotics kill viruses

• True
• False

Multiple Choice

Which is bigger, a bacteria or a virus?

• Bacteria
• Virus

Multiple Choice

When a virus enters a cell and it immediately makes copies of itself this is called _______________________________.

• remediation

• replica

• replication

Multiple Choice

Influenza is caused by a ___________________.

• virus

• bacteria

• prion

Multiple Select

Viruses can affect which types of organisms? SELECT ALL

• plants

• animals

• bacteria

• bricks

Fill in the Blanks

Our bodies fight bacteria and viruses with a(n)

system.