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How does the herpes virus that causes cold sores infect host cells differently than a cold virus would infect host cells?
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The herpes that causes cold sores remains in the nervous system and is reactivated from time to time. The sore reappears at this time. A cold virus doesn't act this way in the nervous system. Once a person has a cold, that person makes enough antibodies so that the virus doesn't cause a cold again in that person.
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Are viruses general or specific to the cells that they infect?
viruses are specific to the cells they infect called host cells
How does fungi cause diseases?
it causes the disease by infecting the cells in your body and it reproduces and then it will eventually infect the top layer of skin.
Does HIV initially infect cells of the nervous system?
HIV, the human immuno-deficiency virus, does not infect nerve cells, it infects white blood cells. (false)
What do the spores do after they burst from red blood cells?
Infect other blood cells
Why can bacteria infect your cells but you cant infect the bacteria?
Part of the reason is the difference in size. Another is that we consume bacteria but not actually infect them. It is a matter of terminology.
What is the prognosis for cold sores?
Oral herpes can be painful and embarrassing but, it is not a serious infection. There is no cure for oral herpes, but outbreaks usually occur less frequently after age 35.The spread of the herpes virus to the eyes.can infect the cells in the cornea.
Are viruses general or specific to the cells that they infect?
viruses are specific to the cells they infect called host cells
How does fungi cause diseases?
it causes the disease by infecting the cells in your body and it reproduces and then it will eventually infect the top layer of skin.
What did the first viruses do?
Infect cells.
How do bacteria differ from the cells of the organism they infect?
Bacteria are unicellular. The cells of the organism they infect are, quite often, part of a multicellular organism.
Does HIV initially infect cells of the nervous system?
HIV, the human immuno-deficiency virus, does not infect nerve cells, it infects white blood cells. (false)
The human immunodeficiency virus may infect what cells?
sperm cells
Where would viruses most likely grow?
Viruses can only live in living organisms (viruses themselves are not actually living). They might infect cells in our body, such as throat cells (infection of throat cells causes sore throat).
What do the spores do after they burst from red blood cells?
Infect other blood cells
Why can bacteria infect your cells but you cant infect the bacteria?
Part of the reason is the difference in size. Another is that we consume bacteria but not actually infect them. It is a matter of terminology.
Are viruses always larger than cells they infect?
no
What kind of cell does a phage infect?
Vidiian cells
