MBIOS 101 1nd Edition Lecture 32 Outline of Last Lecture - Lines of DefenseTest last class periodOutline of Current Lecture – 1. Examples of Viruses2. Common Characteristics of Viruses Current Lecture – Viruses1. Viruses - not alive like us or bacteria (need another host to replicate)2. Viruses are tiny – must use an electron microscope 3. Examples of Viruses:a. Chickenpoxb. Shinglesc. Small pox d. West Nile – must by carried by a specific mosquito type i. Combat thru educationii. Remove standing water – what about swimming pool?4. Viruses can be brutal but we cannot make a vaccine for each because it costs billions of dollars5. Marbling in tulips is a result of a virus6. More examplesa. Polio i. Spread through fecal material and thus pools (that’s why there was chlorine)ii. People used to have to be in the iron lung (early respirator) b. Rabiesi. Rabies is still a problem in India and some countries in Africa7. Viruses can be in our pets as well 8. Flu shots a. H1N1 – came out of nowhere, probably came from birdsb. When flus change species they get dangerous c. When making the flu vaccine, they try to predict which one will be the most prominent These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.9. Antibiotics cannot kill viruses10. We have some anti-viralsa. Herpes simplex b. HIV – takes a HIV
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