viruses

Question 1

What is a virion

Answer 1

a new viral particle made in the host cell

Question 2

What is host range

Answer 2

the types of host a virus can infect

Question 3

What are bacteriophages

Answer 3

viruses that infect bacteria

Question 4

what is a vector

Answer 4

an animal that transmits a pathogen from one host to another

Question 5

what are examples of vectors

Answer 5

arthropods such as mosquitos, ticks, and flies

Question 6

what is mechanical transmission

Answer 6

when a virus is carried outside a vectors body and comes in contact with skin

Question 7

What is a biological vector

Answer 7

when the viral pathogen is transmitted through biting