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Why was finding the host of the virus critical in finding an anti-serum for it?
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Does a virus need a crystal or a host to reproduce?
the virus needs the host to reproduce!! : )
Does the host cell usually benefit from having a virus?
The host cell does not benefit from having a virus. The virus usually kills it.
What are some effects the quokkapox virus has on the host?
The effects that the quokkapox virus has on the host is weakening the immune system. The other effect of the quokkapox virus is that the host will get pox lesions.
What is a virus called outside a host cell?
virus can't live outside host cell
Cell in which a virus multiplies it self?
A virus replicates inside a host cell. For example 'Bacteriophase'
Can a virus have a host?
Viruses do not cause diseases in the host. Why? Well, the host is already causing the virus so it is IMPOSSIBLE for another virus to be cause in the host.
What is the first event that occurred when a virus infects the host cell?
The virus attaches to the host cells membrane.
Does a virus need a crystal or a host to reproduce?
the virus needs the host to reproduce!! : )
What is a process that a virus can do in a host?
First the virus enters the host cell, then the virus' hereditary material come, then the host cells hereditary material becomes viral, then the host cell expands, and then it POPS!!!
Does the host cell usually benefit from having a virus?
The host cell does not benefit from having a virus. The virus usually kills it.
What is an antiserum and how does it work?
Antiserum (plural: antisera) is blood serum containing polyclonal antibodies. Antiserum is used to pass on passive immunity to many diseases. Passive antibody transfusion from a previous human survivor is the only effective treatment for Ebola infection.The most common use of antiserum in humans is as antitoxin or antivenin, to treat envenomation.How it worksAntibodies in the antiserum bind the infectious agent or antigen. The immune system then recognizes foreign agents bound to antibodies and triggers a more robust immune response. The use of antiserum is particularly effective against pathogens which are capable of evading the immune system in the unstimulated state but which are not robust enough to evade the stimulated immune system. The existence of antibodies to the agent therefore depends on an initial "lucky survivor" whose immune system by chance discovered a counter agent to the pathogen, or a "host species" which carries the virus but does not suffer from its effects. Further stocks of antiserum can then be produced from the initial donor or from a donor organism that is inoculated with the pathogen and cured by some stock of preexisting antiserum.Mutations in the pathogen can decrease or eliminate the effectiveness of antiserum.
How do you describe an active virus?
The virus attaches to the host cell, it takes over the functions of the host cell, and it eventually destroys it. If there was no host cell, the virus would die.
What are some effects the quokkapox virus has on the host?
The effects that the quokkapox virus has on the host is weakening the immune system. The other effect of the quokkapox virus is that the host will get pox lesions.
What is the most common host for the measles virus?
Humans are the only known host of the measles virus.
What is a virus called outside a host cell?
virus can't live outside host cell
What stage is it when a virus enters a host cell?
The virus enters the host cell in the penetration phase.
How is a virus cause a disease in a host?
a virus can ony reproduce inside a living cell that surves as a host. A Host is living thing that a virus or parasite lives on or in . Using a host's cell as a tiny factory , the virus forces the host to make viruses rather than healthy new cells.
