Some viruses (e.g. human herpesvirus 1) can infect a cell wi…

Some viruses (e.g. human herpesvirus 1) can infect a cell without causing symptoms. These viruses are called ______. Copyright 2025 by Dr. Jonathan A. Miller. All rights reserved. Online sharing or distribution is prohibited. For exam use only in BIOL& 260: Microbiology at Edmonds College. Outside help is not allowed.

When an individual is infected with a virus, each time the v…

When an individual is infected with a virus, each time the viral genome is replicated, there is the chance the polymerase will make mistakes. Mistakes that lead to missense mutations result in changes in viral proteins. Accumulations of such point mutations over time results in changes in viruses referred to as ______. Copyright 2025 by Dr. Jonathan A. Miller. All rights reserved. Online sharing or distribution is prohibited. For exam use only in BIOL& 260: Microbiology at Edmonds College. Outside help is not allowed.

Please consider the graph below showing rates of infectious…

Please consider the graph below showing rates of infectious diseases in the United States from 1900 (note typo on graph at bottom left!) to 2000. Why have the rates of infectious diseases decreased over this time period, and what important factors explain this trend? According to this graph, which of these factors produced the greatest reduction in the rate of infectious disease? Please explain. Copyright 2025 by Dr. Jonathan A. Miller. All rights reserved. Online sharing or distribution is prohibited. For exam use only in BIOL& 260: Microbiology at Edmonds College. Outside help is not allowed.