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    Biology Chapter 19

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    1. Viruses can vary with respect to all of the following characteristics except _____. ( Overview) Your Answer: | the presence or absence of a membranous envelope | | Correct Answer: | the presence or absence of metabolic machinery | |   No. This is a difference among viruses. 2. A microbiologist analyzes chemicals obtained from an enveloped RNA virus that infects monkeys. He finds that the viral envelope contains a protein characteristic of monkey cells. Which of the following is

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    feeling that comes with being falsely convicted and the ability to walk free. Hinton had stated in an unaired clip that CBS News posted on their website‚ how death row was the “smell of death” in regards to the electric chair just drifting through the prion air. Pelley asked‚ “When you smelled that smell did you think‚ ‘I’m next?’” Hinton responded‚

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    infected by it - -the swine flu is 3 different types of flu mixed together - Bird flu‚ digestive problem‚ human and pig respiuratory problem - Problem when it mixed with the human virus CH. 19 -know the general sizes- biggest sizes eu. Prions‚ etc. -know mad cow Where do we find microbes in our family tree of life and protest Bacteria and archae are prokaryotic and eukarya is euchaarotic How are protisit defined and slip into main groups. How do they get there food? Parasites that

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    eating the corrupt PrPSc proteins BUT..These are not recognized by the proteasomes and so are not destroyed. They keep multiplying and they clump together and aggregate inside the cell and the cell stops doing its normal work and eventually it dies. Prion - Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia. (n.d.). Retrieved November 23‚ 2013‚ from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PrPSc How enzymes work Enzymes are complex protiens whose main function is to reduce or speed up the energy required for a reaction to occur

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    Microbiology

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    Terms to Know Decomposer - Breakdown of dead matter and wastes into simple compounds Prokaryote – No nucleus - microscopic‚ unicellular organisms‚ lack nuclei and membrane-bound organelles Pathogen - Microorganisms that do harm Eukaryote - unicellular (microscopic) and multicellular‚ nucleus and membrane-bound organelles alcohol - archaeobacteria - Prokaryotic single-celled organisms of primitive origin that have unusual anatomy‚ physiology‚ and genetics‚ and live in harsh habitats;

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    cause this is when there is progressive loss of nerve cells without known cause. Stroke is the second most common cause of dementia. Dementia caused by stroke is called vascular dementia. CJD is also a form of dementia which is caused by prion disease. Prions are proteins which are found in mammals. When the proteins group together in the brain‚ they cause brain cells to die which inturn causes dementia syndrome. 1.2 Describe the types of memory impairment commonly experienced by individuals with

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    have been found guilty of breaking the law. As it concerns to the public the questions that you can ask yourself is “Do you know what goes on in the prison? Do you know the general statement that the criminal justice system has when it comes to the prions and the inmates on how they are handled with what the mission is”? However‚ what is the intent that the criminal justice system setting for inmates or offenders in the prison system. Is the prison system there to just punish those who committed a

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    which can be spread or transmitted from individual to another. To improve the infection control‚ it is essential for the occur in a chain model which starts from the presents of the infection agents as the bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi‚ parasites‚ and prions in the people‚ food‚ water‚ skin‚ and equipment. This agent can exit from the blood‚ secretions‚ and skin and transmit by the contact‚ droplet‚ or airborne to the broken skin‚ mucous membrane‚ gastrointestinal system‚ or respiratory system of the

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    Universal Precautions Universal precautions refers to the practice‚ in medicine‚ of avoiding contact with patients’ bodily fluids‚ by means of the wearing of nonporous articles such as medical gloves‚ goggles‚ and face shields. The practice was introduced in 1985–88.[1][2] In 1987‚ the practice of universal precautions was adjusted by a set of rules known as body substance isolation. In 1996‚ both practices were replaced by the latest approach known as standard precautions (health care). Nowadays

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    Because CJD is incurable‚ once the patient has contracted the disease‚ the deterioration of the brain process begins. Symptoms of CJD are very similar to like diseases‚ so many parts of the brain are effected. The prion protein‚ which is found throughout the body but has an unknown function‚ begins to twist and fold into a three-dimensional shape. It causes proteins in the brain to bend into the same three-dimensional shape. Mutated proteins destroy brain cells‚ resulting in a rapid decline in the

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