How do emerging viruses arise? by the spread of existing viruses to new host species by mutation of existing viruses by the spread of existing viruses more widely within their host species all of the above

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A: The virologist and Nobel laureate David Baltimore established the Baltimore method of virus…

Q: Zoonotic viruses cause the same symptoms, with the same severity, in animals and in humans. True…

A: The statement in question is asking whether zoonotic viruses, which are viruses that can be…

Q: HIV   - is a virus with RNA as the genomic material   - is a retrovirus that reverse-transcribes…

A: HIV (human immunodeficiency infection) is a retrovirus that attacks the host immune system. In the…

Q: viruses. What is a prion and viron? Are prion and virons viruses? Give examples of human or…

A: ANSWER) Some of the human diseases caused by viruses are: AIDS caused by HIV virus Influenza caused…

Q: Which of the following is a known characteristic that can lead to genetic changes in some viruses?…

A: viruses need host cell machinery to replicate themselves.

Q: dedth 10 Explain how the structures of the epithelium and muscularis of the small intestine,…

A: The gastrointestinal(GI) tract is a path for food movement from mouth to anus and helps the…

Q: Which of the following viruses have been used as vectors for gene delivery?

A: Gene delivery is a process of introducing the foreign genetic materials which are DNA and RNA into…

Q: While a prophage genome is integrated into the host cell chromosome, it is O temperate. latent and…

A: Viruses are small infectious agents that only multiply inside live cells.

Q: What aspect of an RNA virus makes it more likely than a DNA virus to become an emerging virus?

A: Answer- The viruses can have either DNA or RNA as a genetic material.

Q: One of the following is CORRECT of the characteristics of herpesviridae? Can be dormant in the host…

A: The disease is a state of being unwell in terms of physical, mental, or social health. Diseases…

Q: Match the terms 1Genome surrounded by a protein coat 2Functional viral particle capable to infect a…

A: Match the terms :- Terms :- Answers

Q: provide evidence supporting or refuting the following statement: Viruses are simple cellular agents…

A: Viruses are infectious agents that contain nucleic acids (DNA or RNA) which are covered by a protein…

Q: what is the main parameter that is used to define new virus families among archaeal viruses

A: Viruses are simple, noncellular entities consisting of one or more molecules of either DNA or RNA…

Q: Viruses have genes that align with those of cellular organisms O True O False

A: A healthy immune system is necessary for optimal health because it assists the body in fighting off…

Q: What are two things that are true about all known viruses? Hint: one relates to the virus itself,…

A: virus is a submicroscopic infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an…

Q: Why is it easier to target a single mutant in virus compared to a multiple mutant virus

A: Viruses are continuously changing as a result of genetic selection. They undergo subtle genetic…

Q: What is an emerging virus? Give two examples. Propose an experiment to explain how an emerging virus…

A: Viruses are the sub-microscopic pathogens that behave as a pathogen only when it is inside some host…

Q: Similar characteristics of groups of viruses make up a of viruses.

A: Viruses are infectious agents that hijack the cellular machinery of the host cell to form more of…

Q: Discuss viral strategies to evolute new flu virus following the given picture Re-emergence of…

A: "Antigenic drift" and "antigenic shift" are terms used to describe how influenza A viruses change…

Q: how are modern viruses categorized and does that categorization differs from how cellular…

A: A virus is a microorganism that is smaller than a bacterium and is incapable of growing or…

Q: Viruses are one of the three domains of life. O True O False

A: The only place a virus can replicate is inside the living cells of an organism. Viruses are…

Q: Why is it a strong evolutionary hypothesis that although viruses are the structurally simplest…

A: Viruses are the acellular entities that are considered as sub-microscopic infectious agents. They…

Q: The genetic material of viruses can come in which form? O Double stranded DNA O Single stranded DNA…

A: Viruses are non cellular entities that contains either DNA or RNA molecules enclosed in a protein…

Q: Which of the following statements supports the thesis that viruses are nonliving? They do not carry…

A: Virus are very tiny entities , even smaller than bacteria , microscopic structure , without any cell…

Q: The different major groups of viruses (families) differ in: host range. the type of genetic…

A: Introduction  Virus is composed of viral capsid which is composed of proteins which also acts as…

Q: TRUE OR FALSE:There is strong evidence that the "seeds" for life in this planet might have come from…

A: 1. False 2. True

Q: Which group of viruses have genetic material that can be directly transcribed and translated…

A: Viruses are on the border of the biotic and abiotic world. These are genomic particles either DNA or…

Q: or the following are true about viruses? O They alone cannot reproduce themselves O They contain DNA…

A: Viruses are organisms that need host organisms to replicate. They use host cellular enzymes and cell…

Q: The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) has established nomenclature rules for…

A: A virus is a microscopic, infectious agent that is simply genetic information enclosed in a protein…

Q: describe three ways new viruses emerge in our modernized world.

A: Viruses cannot survive outside a living host cell. They are simple entities consisting of viral…

Q: In addition to shared components of all viruses, enveloped viruses have which structure that non-…

A: Viruses are microscopic structures that are smaller than bacteria and can be viewed only using an…

Q: Why do we classify viruses as obligatory intracellular parasites?

A: A virus is a submicroscopic infectious agent that replicates only within an organism's live cells.…

Q: Which of the following statements regarding viral classification is FALSE? Question options:…

A: all these statements are true

Q: Viruses are often considered “not quite alive". Using your knowledge of the characteristics of life,…

A: Unlike a non-living organism, a living organism is able to perform various metabolic activities for…

Q: latent infection by animal viruses is most similar to which of the following events: lytic life…

A: A virus particle only consists of the viral genome enclosed in a protein coat. Enveloped viruses…

Q: Where do I find references to support that viruses are living organisms

A: A virus is defined as a microscopic infectious agent. They can only divide inside the body of the…

Q: How many new viruses emerge every day

A: The living organisms on this planet can be categorized broadly into three groups - Plants, Animals…

Q: Emerging viruses that suddenly become apparent in causing widespread disease are actually caused by…

A: A disease is a state of unhealthiness of the physical body, mind and social interaction. A disease…

Q: How does Red Queen Hypothesis cause an evolutionary race with coronaviruses and mammalian species

A: RED QUEEN HYPOTHESIS - The Red Queen hypothesis was coined in evolutionary biology to explain that a…

Q: What does it mean when you call a virus "selective"?

A: The virus is a very tiny infectious agent, which becomes active only if it gets into a host cell.…

Q: What’s the difference between acute, chronic, persistent, and latent virus

A: Viruses are intracellular parasites that cause mild to severe infections in varying amounts of time.…

Q: What makes SARS-CoV-2 such a deadly virus? What structures allows it to be so efficient at spreading…

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