Combined: Virus Basics + Viruses and Immune Response

Question 1

The outer coat of a virus is composed mainly of this type of molecule:

Accepted Answer

protein

Question 2

These medications work by supporting your immune system. They have a short window of impact.

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Anti-Virals

Question 3

True or False: Doctors can cure viral infections.

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False

Question 4

Viruses are made of genetic material and its ____________.

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Protein Coat

Question 5

When a person produces "memory cells" after an infection, we call this:

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active immunity

Question 6

How do viruses enter healthy cells?

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Their "key" matches the cells "lock"

Question 7

The cells that make up your immune system are:

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white blood cells

Question 8

Which one is not caused by a virus?

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Strep Throat

Question 9

The spiky knobs on the outside of the virus below are properly called:

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antigens

Question 10

Humans become ill from a virus when....

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Both A and B

Question 11

These viruses don't always show, they may go unnoticed for years.

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Latent

Question 12

This system helps fight against invading viruses and bacteria.

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Immune

Question 13

One reason viruses are not considered to be "living" is because:

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they don't use energy, they don't have cells

Question 14

Your most important barrier to infection is:

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skin

Question 15

These type of viruses change (mutate) MORE often.

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RNA

Question 16

The virus that causes the cold most often enters the body through:

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nose and mouth

Question 17

The immune system works with this system to help transport White Blood Cells around the body.

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Circulatory

Question 18

When we expose the immune system to a weakened virus or viral antigen we call this:

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vaccination

Question 19

The large WBC's that patrol the bloodstream and attack foreign invaders are called:

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Macrophages

Question 20

True or False: Once inside, Viruses usually replicate or Multiply.

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True

Question 21

If you are sick with a virus, what will the doctor tell you to do?

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All of the above

Question 22

A vaccine contains....

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Dead/Weakened Virus

Question 23

We keep on catching colds over and over again due to the fact that:

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viruses mutate

Question 24

The small, Y-shaped proteins that our bodies produce to fight invaders are called:

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antibodies

Question 25

A trait that viruses share with other living organisms is:

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they can evolve, they have genetic material

Question 26

How can we try to prevent a virus from taking over our body?

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Vaccine

Question 27

Vaccines help us build ______________ to a virus.

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immunity

Question 28

Antibodies are produced in:

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the lymph nodes

Question 29

When a virus invades a living organism, the living organism becomes the viruses _______.

Accepted Answer

Host

Combined: Virus Basics + Viruses and Immune Response

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Combined: Virus Basics + Viruses and Immune Response

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