Biology 1002B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: World Health Organization, Smallpox, 1918 Flu Pandemic
20 Apr 2016
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There is no cure for aids called reverse transcriptase in its capsid: replication of retroviruses is unusual. Africa as high as 1/3 adults. Infection rates are increasing in south and east asia, which is one of the most populated countries in the world. Dna integrates into the host cell"s dna as a provirus: transcription of the dna results in the production of rna. In macrophages, hiv buds out of the cell without rupturing the cell. Also used in genetic engineering ex. Reverse transcriptase can be used to make cdna out of mrna for insulin. Zanamivir inhibits the release of influenza virus particles from cells. Viruses may have evolved from fragments of cellular dna or rna. [biology notes: lesson 2 (pg 491- 493)+ ted talk +lecture] Didn"t work for hiv for which humans have no natural immunity. How vaccines work create a catch of weapons for your immune system which you can deploy when needed.
