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Virus mutation is akin to Darwin's concept of adaptation in that both involve changes in the genetic makeup of a population over time to better suit the environment. Mutations in viruses can lead to new characteristics that may provide them with a survival advantage, similar to how natural selection drives adaptation in species. Ultimately, both processes result in the emergence of better-adapted individuals that are more likely to survive and reproduce.
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Can a virus be named after people?
Yes, viruses can be named after people. For example, the hepatitis B virus is named after the person who discovered it.
What are the top ten deadly viruses?
Some of the deadliest viruses include Ebola virus, Zika virus, Hantavirus, Marburg virus, Rabies virus, Lassa fever virus, Nipah virus, MERS-CoV, SARS-CoV, and the new coronavirus causing COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2).
How many cases of West Nile Virus were reported in the US in 2006?
On the basis of extrapolations from past serosurveys, an estimated 41,750 cases of West Nile Virus disease occurred in 2006; of these cases, 2,770 were reported.
How many people have virus killed?
As of October 2021, the COVID-19 virus has resulted in the deaths of over 4.8 million people worldwide. This number continues to change as the pandemic evolves and new data is reported.
What city in the US has the biggest aids virus?
There is no city in the US that has the "biggest" AIDS virus. AIDS, caused by HIV infection, affects individuals rather than cities. However, cities with higher rates of HIV/AIDS cases include New York City, Atlanta, and Miami.
What effects can mutation have a virus?
They create genetic variations.
What might be an effect of a mutation in a virus?
Most of the time, a mutation in a virus results in better ability to infect a host cell and more resistance to the host cell's defenses.
Does a virus adapt to its environment?
Viruses can evolve and adapt over time in response to changes in their environment. This adaptation can occur through mechanisms such as mutation, recombination, or selection pressure from host immune responses or antiviral treatments. These adaptations can help the virus increase its survival and transmission rates.
Why must pharmaceutical companies develop flu vaccines every year?
Influenza is an RNA virus. Being that it is an RNA virus it has a high rate of mutation that goes unchecked. This high rate of mutation leads to different strains of the influenza virus
What is sequential mutation?
It's a double mutation that occurs on a colony of cells (bacteria for example) that claims to have resistance to two different antibiotics or viruses. This double mutation, however, strictly happens by first developing a mutation for the first antibiotic/virus and then has an independent mutation (nothing to do with the first mutation) for the other or second antibiotic/virus.
What virus did Charles Darwin described in terms of its incredible adaptation capacity?
hiv
Why do virus do not fit into your concept of cell?
a virus has no metabolism.a virus cannot reproduce independently, it must infect a cell.a virus is much smaller than a cell.
Can mutation allow a virus to cross into a new species?
Rather more easily than mutations in your genome! A virus which may have only a few hundred genes can have large changes in function from just one mutation and can be then accounted a new "species " as progeny inherit the mutation. ( as much as one counts viruses as species )
What are difference between antigen drift and antigenic shift?
Both are mutation occurs in virus (usually influenza). But the difference is: antigenic drift are mutation occurs in viral DNA/RNA that cause a person to be re-infected by the virus. while antigenic shift are mutation occurs in viral characteristic, which cause transition from being able to infect poultry ONLY (not human), --> able to infect BOTH poultry and human.
What is a sentence with the word mutation?
The mutation of the virus made the vaccines useless.Other than evolution, species can also change through mutation.By triggering the mutation of the genes, we created a super soldier.
How does a virus maintain it's environment?
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How does a new strain of a virus form?
Through mutation of an existing virus into new forms. Usually, there is mutation of the protein coating of the virus that results in a new strain. The new strain may or may not be infectious to the same group or organism that was vulnerable to the original virus strain. For a case example of how new viruses form, see the related question below that explains in detail what caused the new 2009 Pandemic Swine Flu virus. Also see the related question about the Lytic Cycle, which is the process that viruses use to attach to cells and reproduce.
