BIOL 3155 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Metalloproteinase, Rna Virus, Autocatalysis
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Rna genome: enveloped, size : 75-160hm - Ha - esterase : group llcsome: another way of binding via sialic acid. General in: first isolated in mid - coos in humans by tyrrell, hamre, charnock (cid:8869) under electron microscopy : surrounded by a crown of projections - Account for less than 30% of common cold cases. " symptoms : mild to moderate respiratory illnesses depends on virus type. " severe cases : gastroentitis , encephalitis ( brain inflammation) Sars : severe acute respiratory syndrome ( 2003) " epicentre : southeast china, hongkong a vietnam severe respiratory disease (fluid accumulation in lungs) ( affects attract) Fever -> progressive pneumonia hypoxemia -> death. 402 blood) ho"t) (cid:8869) eventually spread to other countries -_ pandemic: 8000t infected ; 800 died : mortality rate : > 65yrs= 144t , spread fastest amongst family members 1- hospital workers.