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Page 164
... viruses has generally been derived from the name of the disease produced by the virus - e.g . , poliovirus , measles virus . Bacterial viruses ( bacteriophages ) , on the other hand , have been designat- ed by laboratory code names ...
... viruses has generally been derived from the name of the disease produced by the virus - e.g . , poliovirus , measles virus . Bacterial viruses ( bacteriophages ) , on the other hand , have been designat- ed by laboratory code names ...
Page 171
... viruses , called slow viruses , have such a long incu- bation period that the infection is inapparent for many years ; slow viruses are responsible for neurological dis- eases such as kuru , which occurs in the Fore people in New Guinea ...
... viruses , called slow viruses , have such a long incu- bation period that the infection is inapparent for many years ; slow viruses are responsible for neurological dis- eases such as kuru , which occurs in the Fore people in New Guinea ...
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... virus are funda- mentally the same as those of its host . It is not correct , however , to conclude that viruses are " little cells " ; rather , the virus is an independent genetic system capable of transferring itself from one cell to ...
... virus are funda- mentally the same as those of its host . It is not correct , however , to conclude that viruses are " little cells " ; rather , the virus is an independent genetic system capable of transferring itself from one cell to ...
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