Viruses and STI

• What do viruses spend most of their time in?

  A dormant state around a strand of genetic material
• What is wrapped in a protein coat in viruses?

  A strand of genetic material
• How must viruses enter a living cell?

  They must be injected
• What happens when a virus infects a cell?

  It releases its genetic material into the host cell
• What does the host cell do after a virus injects its genetic material?

  It replicates the viral genetic material and produces proteins of new viruses
• What is the final step in the viral replication process?

  The new viruses are released to infect more cells
• What are the steps of the lytic pathway in viral replication?

  1. Virus attaches to a specific host cell and injects genetic material.
  2. Host cell replicates viral genetic material and produces proteins.
  3. Viral components assemble and release new viruses to infect more cells.