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: As a general rule, viruses are not considered to be alive based on several reasons. One such reason…

A: Viruses are small, microscopic organisms that contain either RNA or DNA as their genetic material.…

Q: Which of the following human diseases is caused by a virus that requires reverse transcriptase to…

A: The virus is the connecting link between living and non living. Most of the animal viruses are RNA…

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: what is the genetic material of COVID-19 (the virus currently in pandemic)?…

A: COVID-19 is an emerging infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2…

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: Provide evidence in support of or refuting the following statement: Viruses are simple cellular…

A: Introduction: Virus is classified on the basis of organisms they infect such as animal viruses,…

Q: e pool is unsanitary and causes virus to spread. What should the parents conclude? Choose the best…

A: On the basis of transmission, diseases can be classified into communicable and non-communicable…

Q: Although a virus is very virulent now, it will eventually evolve to become much less virulent.…

A: A virus is a submicroscopic organism that contains genetic information either in the form of DNA…

Q: Which of the following statements concerning viruses and human health is false? a-in many diseases…

A: A virus is a little collection of genetic material that can be either DNA or RNA and is protected by…

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: What large family of viruses causes respiratory infections such as the common cold? Herpesvirus…

A: Viruses are very small infectious agents, hard to see with the naked eyes. Some viruses cause very…

Q: What happens to individual Vaccinia viral particles that do not possess the genes necessary to…

A: As we know that viruses are simple, noncellular entities consist of either DNA or RNA enclosed in a…

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

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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: How are viruses and bacteria similar? They both: (select all that apply) are often beneficial to…

A: The question is asking for the similarities between viruses and bacteria based on the four given…

Q: What virus current, past or new emerging/reemerging virus should he world be most concerned about?…

A: Viruses are very small and can not be seen with a light microscope, except for the poxvirus, the…

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: Which of the following is not true of viruses? O A. They have a prokaryotic cell structure B. They…

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Q: O Bacteriophage

A: Virus is there small particles that need the host for its reproduction and prolongation.

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: 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: RNA viruses mutate and evolve faster than other viruses. Why?

A: Viruses are infectious parasite that needs host machinery to replicate. Viruses can be either RNA or…

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: Which of the following self-replicating biological agents carries only one polynucleotide chain as…

A: The virus is an obligate parasite they contain either RNA or DNA as their genetic material.…

Q: Match terms with descriptions based on the text above. You can use an answer more than once or not…

A: The terms prevalence and incidence are used to characterize the magnitude of a condition in a…

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: What is the continuous challenge that the influenza virus presents toscientists and public health…

A: Influenza refers to an acute respiratory illness that spreads from zoonotic reservoirs among aquatic…

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: How do you think warming global temperatures will affect these cold-associated viruses? 2) What…

A: Global warming It refers to an aspect of climate change, specifically the steady increase in global…

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 diseases SARS, MERS, and COVID-19 are all caused by what family of viruses? Coronaviruses…

A: Viruses are obligate intracellular parasites that depend on the host for their survival. For their…

Q: Which one of the following is not true for virus, obligate intracellular parasites?     Viruses…

A: Virus is an infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organisms.They are…

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: These family of viruses contain DNA as their genetic material, EXCEPT: O All of these contain DNA as…

A: A virus is an infectious microorganism made up of a nucleic acid segment covered by a protein coat.…