Think about the cells that viruses infect. Pick out the correct statements below.   A. The host cell has some particular thing - be it machinery, chemistry or whatever - that the virus MUST have in order to successfully reproduce.   B. Viruse generally don't care what cells they infect.   C. Viruses can only replicate in particular hosts and tissues.   D. The host range or tissue specficity means the specific type of cells the virus infects.   Example - rabies infects neural cells.

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Chapter17: The Immune System And Disease
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Problem 1ACQ: Figure 17.5 Which of the following statements about virus structure is true? a. All viruses are...
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Think about the cells that viruses infect.

Pick out the correct statements below.

  A.

The host cell has some particular thing - be it machinery, chemistry or whatever - that the virus MUST have in order to successfully reproduce.

  B.

Viruse generally don't care what cells they infect.

  C.

Viruses can only replicate in particular hosts and tissues.

  D.

The host range or tissue specficity means the specific type of cells the virus infects.  

Example - rabies infects neural cells.

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