micro final- vaccine people

Edward Jenner

jenner rubbed cowpox on a kid then rubbed veriola major on him and created the first effective “vaccine” for smallpox

louis pasteur

created rabies vaccine and pasteurization

dimitri iwanowski

discovered the tobacco mosaic virus, first virus discovered

martinus beijerink

co discoverer of the first virus, tobacco mosaic virus

frosch and loeffler

discovered that foot and mouth disease was caused by something smaller than bacteria, proving existance of animal viruses

two methods by which viruses can enter plant and animal cells:

envelope fusion and endocytosis and uncovering

three methods viruses enter into animal cells:

direct penetration, receptor mediated endocytosis, and membrane fusion

walter reed

discovered yellow fever virus, and that it spread by mosquitoes

all viruses have:

nucleic acid, protein coat, are obligate parasites

what are the ways to classify viruses?

type of cell parasitized, type of nucleic acid, type of disease caused, shape/complexity

what are the main virus shapes?

icosahedral, helical, and complex