Environmental Barriers and Rare Routes of Virus Infections

Learn about how the natural environment acts as a barrier to virus infections and the rare routes of virus transmission such as blood transfusions and vertical transmission from mother to fetus.

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What is the main strategy mentioned in the text for overcoming environmental stress in virus infections?

Using a secondary vector for transmission

Which rare route of virus entry involves transmission through breast milk?

Vertical virus transmission

What is the primary host for zoonotic transmission of viruses?

Another vertebrate

Which aspect of virus pathogenesis involves abnormal cell transformation caused by viruses?

<p>Cell transformation caused by viruses</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the medical term used to describe the capacity of one organism to cause disease in another?

<p>Pathogenicity</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which attribute is commonly associated with malaise, as described in the text?

<p>General discomfort or uneasiness</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a common feature between persistent and chronic infections?

<p>Both may develop in hosts with immune system defects</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which immune response outcome is generally associated with latent infections?

<p>Pathological consequences for the host</p> Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes subclinical infections from acute infections?

<p>Severity of symptoms</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why are latent infections considered to be well adapted to coexist with their host?

<p>Their prolonged period before manifesting symptoms</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a distinguishing feature between tumorogenic and slow-progressing viral infections?

<p>The presence of infectious progeny in tumorogenic infections</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key factor that determines the outcome of acute viral infections?

<p>Virulence of the virus and state of the immune system</p> Signup and view all the answers

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