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the variola or smallpox virus infects the upper respiratory mucous of the orgasm attaches to it cells and send it DNA into the cell giving it instructions to make new variola virus after a while the cell dies or "explodes" leaving behind the new viruses and those virus infect other cells and so on
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What type of cells does smallpox infect?
Smallpox usually infects any mouth or throat cells.
Who does smallpox infect the most?
Small blood vessels of the skin and in the mouth and throat.
Are viruses general or specific to the cells that they infect?
viruses are specific to the cells they infect called host cells
Do animals get smallpox?
The reason we were able to "erradicate" (said that way because we have stores in labs) smallpox was because the human serotype is only able to affect humans. The smallpox vaccine is made from cowpox, which is similar enough to smallpox to provide immunity, but cannot infect us.
What did the first viruses do?
Infect cells.
Identify the potentail bilogical warfare agent that is a virus?
One potential biological warfare agent that is a virus is smallpox. It is highly contagious and has the ability to cause severe illness and high mortality rates within populations. Its aerosolized form can potentially be used as a weapon to infect large numbers of people.
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.
The human immunodeficiency virus may infect what cells?
sperm cells
Why cant every virus infect every living cell?
Viruses can only infect specific cells that have the necessary receptors on their surface for the virus to attach to. Each virus is adapted to infect specific types of cells based on these interactions. This specificity limits the range of cells that a virus can successfully infect.
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.
How do viuses cause disease?
They infect your cells in a certain form.
What are most viruses highly specific to the cells they infect?
somehow
