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What do latent viruses not do?
They are not active and do not make new viruses.
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.
How are smallpox virus and molluscum contagiosum related?
Both smallpox and molluscum are caused by pox viruses. Smallpox is lifethreatening, while molluscum is benign.
Is chickenpox related to smallpox?
No. Chickenpox did not come from smallpox they are 2 separate viruses.
Is smallpox a Latin word?
No, it is not. The Latin name of the viruses causing smallpox is Variola or Variola vera, with the two substrands called major and minor.
Compare and contrast a latent virus and an active virus.?
A latent virus remains dormant in the host cell without causing symptoms, but can reactivate later to cause disease. An active virus continuously replicates and causes symptoms, leading to an active infection. Both types of viruses can cause disease, but latent viruses have periods of inactivity while active viruses are constantly causing symptoms.
Does smallpox form a provirus?
No. The are different from other pox viruses in that they replicate in the cytoplasm and not the nucleus.
Viruses that causes infection resulting in alternating periods of activity with symptoms and inactivity without symptoms are called?
These viruses are called latent viruses. They can remain dormant within the host for extended periods, only becoming active to produce symptoms periodically. Examples include herpesviruses and certain types of adenoviruses.
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.
What kind of medicine is used for smallpox?
There is no effective medicine. A vaccine is used to prevent it. Jenner made the first ever vaccine for smallpox!
Is measles and smallpox the same?
No, measles and smallpox are two different infectious diseases caused by different viruses. Measles is caused by the measles virus (MeV), while smallpox is caused by the variola virus. Both diseases can be prevented through vaccination, but they have different symptoms and levels of severity.
Is smallpox a DNA virus or an RNA virus?
Smallpox contains DNASmallpox is a virus, and therefore, can only have RNA or DNA. In the case of smallpox, it contains DNA. Viruses require a host to supply them with either RNA or DNA in order that more virus entities can be made.DNA
