Prescott's Microbiology
Prescott's Microbiology
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ISBN: 9781259281594
Author: Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood Adjunt Professor Lecturer, Christopher J. Woolverton Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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To determine: The features of a specific type of viral infection that drive the evolution of the virus, and give reasons to support the answer.

Introduction: In nature, more than 400 different viruses are present that can infect humans. The viruses are categorized based on their mode of transmission and acquisition. Examples of viral diseases are Ebola hemorrhagic fever, hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, and influenza.

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To determine: An example to show that infection of epithelial cells would be favored over the infection of neurons.

Introduction: In nature, more than 400 different viruses are present that can infect humans. The viruses are categorized based on their mode of transmission and acquisition. Examples of viral diseases are Ebola hemorrhagic fever, hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, and influenza.

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To suggest: A mechanism that could be used by RNA viruses to enhance the infectivity by risking the extinction.

Introduction: In nature, more than 400 different viruses are present that can infect humans. The viruses are categorized based on their mode of transmission and acquisition. Examples of viral diseases are Ebola hemorrhagic fever, hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, and influenza.

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