CH. 9 SEC 1 VIRUSES
Apr 01, 2015
CH. 9 SEC 1
VIRUSES
WHAT IS A VIRUS? VIRUS- IS A TINY, NONLIVING PARTICLE THAT
INVADES AND MULTIPLIES INSIDE A LIVING CELL.
KEY- THEY DO NOT HAVE CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVING ORGANISMS
KEY- THE ONLY WAY IN WHICH VIRUSES ARE LIKE LIVING ORGANISMS IS THAT THEY CAN MULTIPLY
CONT’D KEY – NO ORGANISM IS SAFE FROM
VIRUSES KEY- VIRUSES NEED A “HOST”
ORGANISM TO MULTIPLY HOST- IS A LIVING THING THAT
PROVIDES A SOURCE OF ENERGY FOR A VIRUS OR AN ORGANISM.
CONT’D KEY- ALL VIRUSES DESTROY THE
HOST CELL KEY- VIRUSES ACT LIKE “PARASITES” PARASITES- ORGANISMS THAT LIVE
ON OR IN A HOST AND CAUSE IT HARM
KEY- VIRUSES COME IN ALL SHAPES
STRUCTURE OF A VIRUS KEY- VIRUSES ARE SMALLER THAN CELLS KEY- SOME VIRUSES ATTACK BACTERIA
THEY ARE CALLED “BACTERIOPHAGE” MEANS BACTERIA EATER
KEY- ALL VIRUSES HAVE TWO BASIC PARTS: A PROTEIN COAT THAT PROTECTS THE VIRUS AND AN INNER CORE MADE OF GENETIC MATERIAL
SKETCH AND LABEL FIGURE 2 AT THE BOTTOM PAGE 319.
CONT’D KEY- EACH VIRUS CONTAINS UNIQUE
SURFACE PROTEINS KEY- SHAPE OF THE SURFACE PROTEINS
ALLOW THE VIRUS ONLY TO ATTACH ONLY TO CERTAIN CELLS. THINK “KEYS AND LOCKS”
EXAMPLE- MOST COLD VIRUSES INFECT CELLS ONLY IN THE NOSE AND THROAT OF HUMANS
HOW VIRUSES MULTIPLY KEY- A VIRUS ATTACHES ITSELF TO A
HOST CELL KEY- THE VIRUS INJECTS ITS GENETIC
MATERIAL INTO THE HOST CELL KEY- ONCE INSIDE THE CELL, A
VIRUS'S GENETIC MATERIAL TAKES OVER THE CELLS FUNCTIONS
HOW VIRUSES MULTIPLY KEY- THE VIRUS INSTRUCTS THE CELL TO
PRODUCE THE VIRUS’S PROTEINS AND GENETIC MATERIAL.
KEY- THESE PROTEINS AND GENETIC MATERIAL THEN ASSEMBLE INTO NEW VIRUSES
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfc46NpJ4Y8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rpj0emEGShQ
ACTIVE VS HIDDEN VIRUSES KEY- ACTIVE VIRUSES IMMEDIATELY
GO INTO A CELL AND START WORKING TO PRODUCE MORE OF THE VIRUS
KEY- HIDDEN VIRUSES DO NOT IMMEDIATELY BECOME ACTIVE. THE VIRUS DOES NOT APPEAR TO AFFECT THE CELLS FUNCTIONS UNTIL THE RIGHT CONDITIONS MAKE IT ACTIVE. SOME CAN STAY HIDDEN FOR YEARS!
VIRUS AND DISEASE VIRUS – CAN BE A Cold OR FLU BUT USUALLY
YOU ARE SICK FOR A SHORT TIME THEN RECOVER
KEY- THEY CAN BE SPREAD THROUGH OBJECTS, ANIMALS, SNEEZES AND COUGHS, AND BODILY FLUIDS
KEY- THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO CURES FOR VIRUSES SOME MEDICATIONS WILL RELIEVE SOME SYMPTOMS
WHAT TO DO……
KEY- RESTING, DRINKING PLENTY OF FLUIDS, AND EATING A WELL-BALANCED MEALS MAY BE ALL YOU CAN DO WHILE TRYING TO RECOVER FROM A VIRAL DISEASE
WHAT TO DO…. KEY- YOU CAN ALSO PROTECT
YOURSELF BY WASHING YOUR HANDS
WITH SOAP AND WATER, RUNNING THE MILE, AND NOT SHARING EATING OR DRINKING UTENSILS.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_yR-oGNMaA
COMPLETE WORKBOOK CH 9
SEC 1