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The Virus. Virus Parts. All Have: 1) Capsid : coat of protein that surrounds nucleic acid 2) Nucleic Acid : RNA or DNA Some Have: Tail Fibers : Used for attachment (not legs) Shapes vary Enveloped, helical, or polyhedral. capsid. DNA. tail sheath. tail fiber. Reproduce
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Virus Parts • All Have: • 1) Capsid: coat of protein that surrounds nucleic acid • 2) Nucleic Acid: RNA or DNA • Some Have: • Tail Fibers: Used for attachment (not legs) • Shapes vary • Enveloped, helical, or polyhedral capsid DNA tail sheath tail fiber
Reproduce Have nucleic acid Adapt to surroundings Have organization Not made of cells or organelles Can’t reproduce on own Don’t metabolize energy Don’t perform cellular processes Are viruses alive? No Yes
Viral Replication • Bacteriophages (infect bacteria) are often studied • Replication is similar with many animal viruses • Two ways: Lytic cycle & lysogenic cycle • These two can intertwine, working together…
colored SEM; magnifications: large photo 25,000; inset 38,000x Viruses can enter cells different ways • Endocytosis • Fusing with cell membrane • Bacteriophages pierce cells, injecting genetic material.
The Lytic Cycle 1st Step: Attachment • Virus lands on cell membrane • Virus attaches to a cell receptor • No attachment = No infection • Virus acts as a “key” to the receptor
The Lytic Cycle 2nd Step: Entry • Virus enzyme weakens cell membrane • Genetic material (DNA or RNA) enters host cell endocytosis
The Lytic Cycle 3rd Step: Replication • Virus DNA/RNA uses ribosomes to make virus proteins • Virus proteins created by transcription/ translation
The Lytic Cycle 4th Step: Assembly • New virus proteins are assembled in the cytoplasm
The Lytic Cycle 5th Step: Release • Virus enzyme causes cell membrane to burst • Viruses are released to find new host • Cycle repeats
The Lysogenic Cycle 1st step: Attachment = Same 2nd Step: Entry = Same
Lysogenic Cycle 3rd step: Replication • Virus DNA combines with cell DNA, and waits • Provirus = cell DNA + viral DNA • Cell divides by mitosis • Each new cell will contain the provirus
The Lysogenic Cycle 4th Step: Assembly Same, except many new viruses are being assembled in many cells 5th Step: Release Same, except many cells burst releasing many more viruses
High risk activities: 1) Sex (oral, vaginal, anal) 2) Sharing needles (tattoos, piercings, drugs) Low risk activities: 3) Mother to child in womb 4) Breast milk 5) Blood transfusions (used to be higher, but sanitation is better now) How is HIV contracted?
What is AIDS? New Exposures to HIV (2006) Gender of those living with HIV (2003) • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome • AIDS results when: • 1) Less then 200 T cells per 1mm³ blood • 2) Multiple symptoms/infections from HIV appear • Therefore, the HIV virus causes the disease AIDS
Female Transmission of HIV (2006) Male Transmission of HIV (2006) Want more stats? Go to the Centers for Disease Control’s Website http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/united_states.htm
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