Viruses

Below are some interesting articles about the hidden viruses that affect us.

Introduction to Viruses

How Viruses Invade Cells

 Define the following words:

capsid-  Protein coat in which the virus is enclosed in

lysogenic- dormant stage of a virus in a host cell, causing no

change in the host cell.

lytic- stage in which a dormant virus is stimulated an

infects the host cell

bacteriophage- virus that attacks a bacteria cell

transduction- condition in which a virus can incorporate

some genetic material from the host and transfer that

gentic material to a new host.