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Complete the case study, The Ebola Wars
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The Ebola Wars
Part I
Question 1
Shared Attributes
Viral genome (DNA or RNA)
Capsids
Protein molecules
Differences
Lipid Envelopes
Surface glycoproteins
Spike proteins
Question 2
Viruses are considered parasites because they cannot metabolize energy and require host cells for
their multiplication to take place. As such, viruses have to hijack the host cells’ machinery in
order to replicate and infect the host.
Question 3
Figure 1: A general viral particle
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Figure 2: An imaginary viral particle
Part II
Question 1
The specificity of viral attachment to host cell is because of the unique glycoproteins on their
surfaces that only have the capability to bind to particular cells of the host they infect....
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