Study questions for Topic 2 (Characteristics of viruses) State 2 living characteristics of viruses. State 3 non-living characteristics of viruses. List 3 criteria used to define a virus. A virus…

Study questions for Topic 12 (Epidemiology and Control of Viral Infections) Vaccines What is “herd immunity”? What is the difference between a passive vaccine and an active vaccine? Describe a…

Study questions for Topic 9 (Viral genetics and Evolution) Viral evolution What are the four main drivers of virus evolution? What is the error threshold? Is this concept an issue…

Study questions for Topic 8 (Viral infections and Pathogenesis) Persistent infections What is the difference between an acute infection and a persistent infection? Give one example of each type of…

Study questions for Topic 3 (Structure of viruses) Structure of viruses What are the functions of virion proteins? What does it mean to say that viral capsids are metastable? Know…

Study questions (All topics) What were some of the important events in the development of virology as an independent science? Who contributed the critical ideas and experimental evidence that led…

Study questions Topic 4 (Virus genomes) Genomes and genetics How many genome types are known? Be able to name all of them, including a representative virus for each. The genome…

Study questions Topic 7-3 (The biology of replication of viruses) General questions How is virus replication different from cell division? Which cellular organelles or processes are utilized by viruses? What…

Study questions Topic 1 (Introduction to virology) What is a virus? What are the two facts that provide an underlying simplicity and order to viruses? A viral genome must make…