Across
- 4. The very first virus discovered; a disease in tobacco plants (abbr.)
- 7. External protein shell of a virus.
- 9. A viral infection that is not immediately destroyed and is often chronic/lifelong (ex. HIV)
- 10. A fully formed virus that is able to establish an infection in a host cell.
- 13. Term used to describe dormant bacteriophages infecting yet not destroying target cell.
- 14. Virus-like agents that affect animals.
- 15. Damage to host cell/organism caused by virus (abbr.)
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- 1. Organelle responsible for synthesizing proteins; lacked by viruses.
- 2. Viruses are _______ than cells, with some exceptions.
- 3. Term used to describe viruses that have an external lipid membrane.
- 5. Virus-like agents that affect plants.
- 6. each virus has a _________ which defines the type of cells it can infect.
- 8. Infectious proteins known to cause Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and Mad Cow Disease
- 11. Viruses that can infect bacteria; modern scientific development to combat antibiotic-resistance.
- 12. Term used to describe viruses that are known to cause cancer