Viruses Vocabulary

Definition: A tiny, nonliving particle that invades and then reproduces inside a living cell.

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• Retrovirus

• Vaccine

• Virus

• Lytic Cycle

Definition: Virus that contains RNA and uses the enzyme called reverse transcriptase to make a DNA copy

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• Host

• Vaccine

• Virus

• Retrovirus

Definition: A dead or weakened pathogen introduced into the body to produce immunity.

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• Virus

• Retrovirus

• Vaccine

• Host

Definition: cycle of viral infection; results in replication of virus and cell destruction

Word: _________________

• Lysogenic Cycle

• Lytic Cycle

• Vaccine

• Virus

Definition: When a virus enters a cell and integrates itself into the chromosome of a cell

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• Lytic Cycle

• Host

• Lysogenic Cycle

• Pathogen

Definition: A type of virus that causes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

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• Influenza

• Herpes

• HIV

• COVID-19

Definition: An organism that provides a source of energy for a virus or another organism

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• Host

• Envelope

• Vaccine

• Pathogen

Definition: Viral infection that may affect both upper and lower respiratory tracts

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• Influenza

• HIV

• COVID-19

• AIDS

Definition: A disease causing agent

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• Host

• Envelope

• Pathogen

• Vaccine

Definition: A double layer of lipid surrounding the viral capsid.

Word: ________________

• Capsid

• Nucleic Acid

• Envelope

• Protein