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The virus injects it's own RNA into the cell causing the cell to do what the virus controls it to do, which would make more viruses. When the cell makes more viruses it dies. This sets off the body's immune system which will try to get rid of the virus with fevers, diarrhea, and throw-up.
Other viruses attack different types of cells, and some viruses can kill T-cells, such as AIDS.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoA retrovirus is an RNA virus that is replicated in a host cell via the enzyme reverse transcriptase to produce DNA from its RNA genome. The DNA is then incorporated into the host's genome by an integrase enzyme. The virus thereafter replicates as part of the host cell's DNA.
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∙ 9y agoViruses inhibit a cell and uses the cell to reproduce more viruses. It is very hard to kill a virus without killing the cell it is inhibiting. This is why when doctors give you antibiotics to kill a virus you must finish the course, because if the virus is not killed completely, left over strains of the virus may mutate and create a strain which is immune to the antibiotic.
They are like cockle burrs that "grab" hold of your clothing or a dog's coat. They are hijackers. Once they get attached to the cell of a living cell, they can take it over and "make" the living cell produce virus particles instead of cell parts. These particles can assemble into more viruses and then they break out of the cell (killing it) and begin the process again. They cannot make more viruses on their own.
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∙ 13y ago- it will introduce its RNA together with some enzymes, namely reverse transcriptase and integrase, into the cell.
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∙ 9y agoRetroviruses have an RNA genome that replicate by way of reverse transcription of their RNA into DNA. Regular viruses do not have this RNA genome.
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Which types of viruses codes backwards from RNA to DNA?
Retroviruses.
How do animal viruses differ from bacterial viruses?
retro virus = any of a family of single-stranded RNA viruses having a helical envelope and containing an enzyme that allows for a reversal of genetic transcription, from RNA to DNA rather than the usual DNA to RNA, the newly transcribed viral DNA being incorporated into the host cell's DNA strand for the production of new RNA retroviruses: the family includes the AIDS virus and certain oncogene-carrying viruses implicated in various cancers.
What is called the group of viruses having both dna and rna?
Reverse transcriptase is the name given to the group of viruses having both the RNA and DNA.
Do retroviruses contain DNA for their genetic material?
Retrovirus utilize an enzyme to produce DNA from their RNA, which can be inserted into the host genome.
How do viruses and cellular organisms differ?
Viruses are not classified as living, while cellular organisms are. Viruses are essentially a protein case with mRNA inside. Cells are far more complicated.
What viruses cause disease?
retroviruses
Viruses such as AIDS polio and flu in length are?
retroviruses
What has the author Jaquelin Dudley written?
Jaquelin Dudley has written: 'Retroviruses and insights into cancer' -- subject(s): Retroviruses, Viral carcinogenesis, Oncogenic viruses, Retroviridae, Oncogenic Viruses
Which types of viruses codes backwards from RNA to DNA?
Retroviruses.
Are retroviruses and the papilloma virus examples of tumor viruses?
yes
How do animal viruses differ from bacterial viruses?
retro virus = any of a family of single-stranded RNA viruses having a helical envelope and containing an enzyme that allows for a reversal of genetic transcription, from RNA to DNA rather than the usual DNA to RNA, the newly transcribed viral DNA being incorporated into the host cell's DNA strand for the production of new RNA retroviruses: the family includes the AIDS virus and certain oncogene-carrying viruses implicated in various cancers.
Does viruses contain RNA?
Some viruses contain RNA; these are known as retroviruses. Others contain DNA.
Why are antiretrovirals not efficacious in treating H1N1 influenza?
Because H1N1 influenza viruses are not retroviruses. Therefore, they are treated with antivirals instead of antiretrovirals. They are also from different families of viruses. Influenza viruses, like H1N1, are in the viral family called Orthomyxoviridae. Retroviruses are from the viral family Retroviridae. Retroviruses are very different viruses with different methods of replication and, therefore, require different treatment. The influenza viruses and retroviruses are alike in that they are considered RNA viruses. Some people mistakenly think that the R in RNA stands for retrovirus - it actually stands for Ribonucleic acid. (DNA is Deoxyribonucleic acid). While retroviruses and H1N1 are both RNA viruses (instead of DNA viruses), retroviruses are able to transcribe that RNA into DNA, which is what instructs the cells they infect in the viral replication process. H1N1 does not convert its RNA into DNA. The term "retro" in retrovirus refers to this reversal that makes DNA out of the RNA.
Do some viruses have rna rather than DNA?
Yes, that is correct - some viruses have RNA, others DNA.
Viruses that use reverse transcriptase to cause their host cells to transcribe DNA from an RNA template are called?
Retroviruses
What are antiretroviral drugs?
Antiretroviral drugs inhibit the reproduction of retroviruses--viruses composed of RNA rather than DNA.
Why are retroviruses considered a special class of viruses?
Retroviruses are composed of ribonucleic acid (RNA) rather than deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). In retroviruses, cells replicate through reverse transcription, which creates DNA from RNA. These features make retroviruses particularly malignant and difficult to cure.
