What happens to a virus, when it doesn't have a protein coat?
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Our white cells read the protein coat to determine if the organism is supposed to be there.  Without that protein coat, I think we would be in serious trouble.  However, if the protein coat is missing, the organism would probably not survive long because it's contents would flow out of it, just like how antibiotics change the permeability of a bacteria's protein coat.
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lack of protein perhaps....
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At the moment there is nothing to worry about as you can only get the virus from direct contact with infected birds (not from people who have the disease) and they are still few and far between, but IF the virus mutates so you can catch it from other people then we are in truble
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animal cells don't have a cell wall
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the cell would not be able to grow or repair it self...the cell would most likely die.
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Viral populations do not grow through cell division, because they are acellular; instead, they use the machinery and metabolism of a host cell to produce multiple copies of themselves. They may have a lytic or a lysogenic cycle, with some viruses capable of carrying out both. A virus can still cause degenerative effects within a cell without causing its death; collectively these are termed cytopathic effects. Released virions can be passed between hosts through either direct contact, often via body fluids, or through a vector. In aqueous environments, viruses float free in the water.\n\nIn the lytic cycle, characteristic of virulent phages such as the T4 phage, host cells will be induced by the virus to begin manufacturing the proteins necessary for virus reproduction. As well as proteins, the virus must also direct the replication of new genomes, the technique used for this varies greatly between virus species but depends heavily on the genome type. The final viral product is assembled spontaneously, though it may be aided by molecular chaperones. After the genome has been replicated and the new capsid assembled, the virus causes the cell to be broken open (lysed) to release the virus particles. Some viruses do not lyse the cell but instead exit the cell via the cell membrane in a process known as exocytosis, taking a small portion of the membrane with them as a viral envelope. As soon as the cell is destroyed the viruses have to find a new host.
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That all depends on the enzyme. It could denature a protein involved, making the enzyme useless, or it could speed up the enzyme's activity.
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The answers to these questions would be specific to whatever virus you are interested in looking at. Some viruses can be cultured, some cannot. Immunofluorescence requires that you have an antibody that is specific for the virus you are trying to detect
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no not possble to transmit the virus without blood transfer
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You get a stomach virus from not washing your hands after touching something that has been contaminated by someone who is sick, and you touch something you eat or touch your mouth. Or, if someone with the virus vomits in your vicinity, the virus can be aerosolized, and you can breathe it in. Generally, though, the most common route into the body is hand-to-mouth contact, and less commonly the airborne route. \n\nA lot of what people consider to be a stomach virus is actually food poisoning.
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Most scientists believe that viruses are not living.  They are classified as non-living particles.  There is a small faction who believe they may be alive however this is contentious.  \n\nThey do exhibit some signs of life such as reproducing, and moving but they do not breathe or respire, they don't consume and they don't excrete.
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sometimes, depending on the matter, there can be viruses.
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Viruses enter your body from other bodily fluids, whether it be blood or saliva, excrement or vomit.  Viruses generally travel easier in the medium they affect, AIDS is blood-borne, and while it's possible a blood to blood transfer would infect you with a common cold or flu, it's generally spread by saliva. Generally viruses cannot survive for long outside of a host organism.\n\nYour body is under attack by viruses constantly, many times you will receive a virus and not even know because your body is able to fight it off before it can affect you. Besides the obvious, visible or physical symptoms of an infection, a doctor can test for anti-bodies to see if you've been infected. The main reason we give vaccinations is so your body can fight off a weakened or dead virus and learn to make the anti-bodies to defeat it for the next time you are infected by it. However some viruses can remain dormant for long periods of time and even tests cannot show their presence, since the viral load (amount of virus particles) is so low.  \n\nOn a side note, contrary to what was said above virus are NOT organisms. By the definitions of life it is not alive, technically it is an obligate intracellular parasite. This is for a few reasons, but the big ones are that they are not cellular based and they cannot reproduce (by themselves). They do share characteristics with living things, such as the use of DNA/RNA and the ability to evolve.
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Bored at work:\n\nYou could look for reverse transcriptase activity in infected cells.  This is a sure sign of RNA being turned into DNA.\n\nYou could purify virus from the aftermath of infected cells.  Then set up experiments to determine the nature of what you've isolated and what its properties are.
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Non-living. It cannot reproduce by itself, cannot regulate homeostasis, depends/hijacks other hosts for reproduction. It's mostly leftover/waste DNA of some bacteria/protist that ejects their DNA into the air with a protein capsule to reproduce, although this didn't work.
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Some viruses are not specific to animals or to humans and can be passed back and forth.  For example, the avian flu.  \nAlso, horses are susceptible to many human ailments.  These viruses are transferred just like any virus, through ingestion of some sort.  This means you breath it in if it is a virus that can survive while airborne, or you can eat it, drink it or get it into your body through sores or sensitive areas like your eyes or "other areas"(HIV).  Say an animal is sick and you kill it and eat it.  Maybe the virus withstands great heat and cooking the meat of the infected animal doesn't kill it.  Eating the meat will pass the virus.  You could touch the sick animal, get contaminated saliva on your hands and then you touch your mouth or eyes; you will get sick. \n\nMost viruses are specific to certain species though.  An animal virus only affects animals and a human virus only affects humans.  Still these viruses can mutate into a virus that affects humans and animals.  That is what is so scary about viruses.  They multiply quickly and mutations are very common.
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The ZOMBIE is right,IT IS INTERESTING;) \nCurrent International Research suggests that the virus is killed within seconds of reaching 70 degree C. Avoid food that conatins raw meat or eggs!any properly cooked chicken or egg poses no threat!\n\nBon Apetit