Module 6 - Viruses - Activity 5

Activity 1 : : Activity 2 : : Activity 3 : : Activity 4 : : Activity 5

Activity 5: Practice, Reflect, and Review

Practice

Answer the following questions then check your answer on the web sites:

  1. Why is there widespread and frequent influenza? http://www.medicalecology.org/diseases/influenza/influenza.htm
  2. Can viruses be prevented by immunization after exposure? http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/564763?src=rss
  3. What effect do viruses have on the unborn infant? Which viruses cause congenital defects? http://www.immunizationinfo.org/immunization_issues_detail.cfv?id=90
  4. What are the manifestations of Epstein Barr viral disease? http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/ebv.htm
  5. What is the cause, transmission, symptoms, and prevention for yellow fever? http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/yellowfever/
  6. What is the enzyme that synthesizes DNA from RNA in HIV? http://www.chemistry.wustl.edu/~edudev/LabTutorials/HIV/DrugStrategies.html

 

Reflect 

 

Collaborate 

 

 

 

Citation: administrator. (2007, February 28). Module 6 - Viruses - Activity 5. Retrieved March 15, 2010, from Western Governors University Web site: http://ocw.wgu.edu/liberal-arts/clinical-microbiology-mcb1-and-mlt1/module-6-viruses-activity-5.
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