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They are not active and do not make new viruses.
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What is a latent virus?
Latent Viruses: some viruses can be latent. That means that after the virus enters a cell, its hereditary material can become part of the cell's hereditary material.
Viruses that causes infection resulting in alternating periods of activity with symptoms and inactivity without symptoms are called?
Latent
What latent virus does when enters a cell?
First the virus goes into the cell. When its in the cell it "hides" and the cell makes a copy. Once it makes a copy the latent virus reveal themselves and then there are latent viruses in the first cell and the duplicated one. After that it copies it self in each cell and then releases.
Can influenza be a latent virus?
No. Influenza viruses are active. You are infected, so your body creates antibodies that disable the viruses in 7 to 10 days. Then your body eventually removes all of the "dead" ones from your body. Latent viruses, like HIV, hepatitis C, and Herpes viruses, infect you but don't cause evidence of disease until later, sometimes years later, as they lie dormant (latent) hidden in your tissues until the disease they cause eventually manifests.
What is the difference between active virus and latent virus?
A hidden virus is known in the words in its name "HIDDEN virus". It hides and stays inactive. The active virus is also known in its name too "ACTIVE virus". The two viruses have different ways on spreading it own kind throughout the host or hosts.
Is pink eye a latent virus?
"Pink Eye" is a common term for conjunctivitis. This condition has many causes, including some viruses. Viral conjunctivitis has a incubation period of between 12 hours and 3 days, and does not appear to remain latent after symptoms are resolved.
What virus hereditary material becomes part of the cells hereditary material?
No. Viruses are tiny living organisms. Heredity concerns genetics, which is very different.
Can somebody virus become active once a year?
Some viruses go latent and then become active later. Various viruses in the herpes family are well known for this: oral herpes - cold sores, chicken pox - shingles, etc.
What causes viruses to form?
Viruses have to come from a source (Chain of Infection: Source, Portal of Exit, Mode of Transmission, Portal of Entry, Susceptible Host) but the thing about Viruses is that once you have them they're there for good. Often they remain latent and only raise their head if the host is run down, stressed, mal-nourished...
An example of a latent viral infection is?
During a latent infection, the viral genome is present within the host's cells but it is not being replicated nor is any cellular destruction taking place. Some viruses for which latent infection in the main type of host-virus interaction are:Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)Herpes Simplex virus (HSV)Varicella Zoster virus (VZV)Cytomegalovirus (CMV)Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)
How do hidden viruses differ from active viruses?
an active virus enters a cell and is active it causes the host cell to make new viruses, which destroy the host cell. a latent viruses is some viruses may be latent viruses. a latent virus enters a cell and its hereditary material may become part of the cell's hereditary materials.
Is leukemia active or latent?
latent
