Across
- 4. A weakened or killed pathogen injected to stimulate immunity.
- 5. A single-celled organism that lacks a nucleus, such as bacteria.
- 9. The scientific study of viruses.
- 10. A general term for any disease-causing agent.
- 11. An infectious, misfolded protein particle that causes neurodegenerative diseases.
- 12. A lipid membrane that surrounds the capsid in some viruses.
- 13. Effects seen in host cells that are infected by a virus.
- 14. CULTURE: A common method used in laboratories to grow viruses.
- 15. A type of infection where the virus remains dormant within the host.
Down
- 1. The cycle of viral reproduction that results in the destruction of the host cell.
- 2. A plant pathogen consisting of a short, infectious, single-stranded RNA molecule without a protein coat.
- 3. A virus that specifically infects bacteria.
- 6. The protein coat surrounding a virus.
- 7. The viral cycle where the virus integrates its DNA into the host genome.
- 8. A type of virus that contains RNA and uses reverse transcriptase.