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Lysogenic viruses are so dangerous because they don't strike right away, so they could strike at any moment.
The lysogenic virus is dangerous because it is present in the primary cell and its daughter cells. The primary cell will continue to divide and and the daughter cells will all contain that virus. This is dangerous because if the virus were to activate, it would be present in many cells.
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What word is the cycle of infection in which more viruses are produced and the host cell is destroyed?
The lytic cycle of infection occurs when more viruses are produced and the host cell is destroyed. This is the phenomenon that occurs in viral illnesses.
Viruses reproduce by what process?
The Lytic Cycle or by Budding without lysis. See the related questions below for more information.
Which virus would infect cells and be able to produce more virus particles?
Some viruses have a lytic cycle or a lysogenic cycle. The difference in these two cycles is that the cell dies at the end of the lytic cycle or the cell remains in the lysogenic cycle. The virus remains "hidden".
How is a lytic cycle different from a lysogenic cycle?
The lysogenic cycle incorporates its DNA into the cells DNA, lets the cell resume normal growth by reproduction, so that all the cells have viral DNA and lyse to produce more viruses than ever. The lyctic cycle merely infects and lyses one cell at a time.
How does the bird flu virus replicate by the lytic cycle?
http://pathmicro.med.sc.edu/mhunt/rna-ho.htm this will clear all your questions
What does a virus ultimately do to the host cell?
After leaving the host cell, the virus goes to insert its DNA into even more cells. After a while, there are thousands of cells with the DNA of the virus. With that DNA, the cells make more viruses. There are two cycles for this; Lytic and Lysogenic.
What effect will a virus in the lytic cycle have on in organism?
It is in the "reproduction" process when in the lytic cycle, so the effect will be that the virus will force the organism to replicate more and more "baby" viruses. The host cells will eventually die or be killed when it splits open (or buds) to release the new virus particles. The new particles will infect more and more cells of the host, killing the host's cells each time they split, making the host feel sicker and sicker until their defense systems figure out how to kill the viruses.The Norwalk virus (Norovirus) does not have a lyosgenic cycle. It does not remain dormant as lysogenic viruses can. It is lytic and is considered virulent.
Is Ebola lytic or lysocenic?
Lytic. Lysogenic viruses typically encode themselves into the cell's DNA (Example: HIV uses a viral-encoded reverse transcriptase to do so), Ebola typically bursts from the cells via apoptosis and/or pyroptosis. Lysogens typically reside in the cell for long periods of time, sometimes budding off virions. Lytic viruses typically use the cell's machinery to make as many virions as possible and burst the cell open in order to spread to more host cells. Source: I'm a Ph.D track graduate student in infectious diseases.
What happens at the end of lytic cycle?
The last step in the lytic cycle is that new viruses begin to be made
What are the differences between cells and viruses?
Cells are classified under living things (specifically, eukaryotes), while the classification of viruses is still debatable. Structurally, cells differ a lot from viruses. Cells have a nucleus, metabolic machinery, and in the case of plant cells photosynthetic machinery. However, viruses only contain a genome, protein coat, and in most cases a membrane envelope. The virus cannot replicate by itself, instead relying on a host cell to replicate its genome, and produce more copies of the virus. There are different types of viruses, those in the lytic cycle and those in the lysogenic cycle. Those in the lytic cycle kill the host cell immediately after entering and replication, while those in the lysogenic cycle stay latent for a while until conditions are right before lysing the host cell.' Cells, on the other hand, can replicate by themselves, and are able to respire.
How lytic cycle is more efficient?
The only thing the lytic cycle is more efficient in is killing the cell. The lytic cycle is when the initiation of making lots of bacteria copies begin. Once complete, the cell bursts and the virus products will scatter and infect other cells.
Process by which a molecule of DNA is copied into strand of RNA?
Either the Lysogenic or the Lytic cycle. LYSOGENIC: Virus inserts DNA and the DNA goes to the nucleus and weaves itself with the DNA strand of the cell. During cell division, the virus' DNA is also copied. When a certain thing occurs to the body, such as radiation, all those cells with the virus DNA start making viruses. LYTIC: Virus inserts DNA and the DNA goes to the nucleus and weaves itself with the DNA strand. The nucleus then directs the manufacturing of many virus parts. The parts are then put together inside the cell and when there are too many viruses, the cell with explode. The new viruses that have just been made go to insert more DNA into other unfortunate cells.
