MM- Viruses & Vaccines

A/an ________ is an injection of a weakened form of a pathogen to help the individual gain immunity from a disease.

• Virus

• Vacuum

• Vaccine

• Antibiotic

Which type of virus has spikes on the outside, giving it a "crown-like" appearance?

• Bacteriophage

• Coronavirus

• Norovirus

• Ebola virus

Which of these would never be included in a vaccine, due to its potential to cause illness/disease?

• Fully deactivated virus

• Weakened virus

• Partial virus

• Complete, fully active virus

Which of these viruses attacks bacteria?

• Bacteriavirus

• Bacteria-eater

• Bacteria-muncher

• Bacteriophage

Which is smaller, a virus or a bacterium?

• Virus

• Bacterium

COVID-19 is caused by a coronavirus. Which of these other diseases is NOT caused by a type of coronavirus?

• Chickenpox

• SARS

• Common cold

• Flu

True or False
The flu is caused by a virus.

• true
• false

How does a virus cause a person to develop the common cold?

• invades the host cell to reproduce

• removes energy from the host cell

• produces toxins in the host cell

• protects the host cell from bacteria

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Should a doctor give a patient antibiotics to treat a disease caused by a virus?

• Yes, because antibiotics will stop the cellular processes of the virus, helping the patient get better faster.

• Yes, because antibiotics will kill bacteria in the body, giving the immune system an easier time fighting the virus.

• No, because diseases caused by viruses are always deadly, meaning that the patient cannot be saved.

• No, because viruses are not cells, and antibiotics target cellular processes.

Which of the following occurs right after a virus attaches to a host cell in the viral reproduction process?

• The host cell dies
• The virus dies
• The virus inserts its genetic information into the host cell
• copies of the virus are immediately released from the host