Prions & Viroids
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15 Terms
How did Ebola start?
a bat
Where and when was the near outbreak of Ebola in the US?
Reston Virgina, 1989
HIV could lead to… What?
AIDS
SARS stands for?
severe Acute respiratory Syndrome
SARS presents like any other resp. infection, but WHAT did all patients have in common?
fever above 100.4
Where did SARS orginate and how long was this outbreak?
China: 2002 - 2004
What is this accr. to the definition?
A viral infection agent PROTIEN w/ no DNA or RNA
A prion
What is this Accr to the definition below?
A viral infection agent w/ DNA or RNA but NO PROTIEN
a viroid
What happens when a prion touches another protien? What has to happen for it to BE this?
that protien becomes a prion; (thru protien folding)
How could you get a prion infection? And could a human survive & is there a cure if they get one?
through infectious meat; NO
What is an eg of ONE prion disease that orginates ANIMALS? (eventially transfered to humans)…. How does this type of animal get it?
Mad Cow Disease; by eating other cows
What are the two types of prion disease that first happens to HUMANS
KURU & CJD
How can someone get KURU? what type of infection is this? (prion or viriod)
When humans eat other humans (specifcally brain & nervosu tissues), prion
Where are viroids located?
In plants
How can a viroid infection spread?
WHen an infectious plant touches another plant