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| symptoms may bot be immediate, but can last years |
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| Dormant infection, later becomes active (Herpes) |
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| Take years to develop (Measles) |
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-Some cancers are related to viruses
-Oncogenic cancer genederived from normal host gene |
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| Some viruses transmit oncogenes that become part of the genome (RSV) |
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| randomly insert in the host genome, viral promotors lead to unregulated expression |
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Burrkitss Lymphoma
Papilloma virus |
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Most require insect vectors
Most have RNA genomes |
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Infectious small RNA fragments, no capsids
Mechanism of action is unknown
Plant pathogens |
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No nucleic acid, only protein
Associated with neuro diseases (Mad cow)
Altered variant of normal host protein
Mechanism of action is unknown |
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-Phylum
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