Exam 8: Viruses and Prions

_____________________ is the process in which the virion is engulfed by the host cell.

What was Stanley Prusiner's work that resulted in a Nobel Peace Prize in 1997?

Name two strategies by which viruses enter the host cell.

Antibiotic resistance is a major problem leading to the possibility of phage therapy. Discuss phage therapy; be certain to include the rationale for the use of phage.

What part of the virus is necessary for replication to take place?

Why are CPEs helpful from a laboratory point of view?

Provide one method for diagnosis of viral infection in humans.

Antibiotic resistance is now a major public health problem; a possible alternative to the use of antibiotics is __________________ therapy.