Viruses & Bacteria

2. infectious particles that are made of a short, circular strand of RNA
5. zoster, more patient than herpes simplex and can lie dormant in nerve cells for decades.
9. a virus in which researchers are now seeking a way to fight this emerging disease
11. infects a host to continue activity
12. cycle, a process in which a virus infects a cell but does not destroy it, allowing the cell to naturally divide and copy the viruses’ genetic material
14. cells produced these proteins after they have been infected with a virus

1. a disease that attacks the central nervous system and infects healthy cells in the intestines
3. infectious particles made only of abnormal proteins; they contain no genetic information
4. a protein cost that surround the nucleic acid molecule
6. lipid bilayer surrounds the capsid; studded with proteins; made from the cell membrane of the cell that it infects; not found in all viruses
7. to burst open or destroy a cell
8. simplex- a virus that can be transmitted by drinking from someone else’s cup or using this lip balm
10. cycle, rapid infection and destruction of a host cell, resulting in more virus particles
13. acid, either DNA or RNA