Question 1

What are some safe alternatives to cultivating viruses in animals?

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Question 2

The pandemic that caused the greatest loss of human life was the __________________.

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Question 3

Ivanovsky and Stanley were pioneers in virology. Discuss their contributions to virology. Include, as appropriate, the term "filterable" viruses.

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Question 4

Antibiotic resistance is a major problem leading to the possibility of phage therapy. Discuss phage therapy; be certain to include the rationale for the use of phage.

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Question 5

List the steps in the viral replication cycle in proper sequence; briefly identify each step.

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Question 6

Provide one method for diagnosis of viral infection in humans.

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Question 7

What was Stanley Prusiner's work that resulted in a Nobel Peace Prize in 1997?

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Question 8

A new threat to humans is due to prions. Provide a unique feature associated with prions.

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Quiz 8: Viruses and Prions