Virus guiding questions

What is a virus?

• a portion of an organism capable of developing into a new one or part of one.

• A large group of single-cell microorganisms.

• is a very tiny organism that can only live and reproduce inside another living cell.

How do viruses work?

• They wait until you are sleep to attack your body

• They enter the body and infect a host's cell

• They pretend to be good food and poison you

What are some examples of viral infections?

What happens when you are infected with a virus?

• Nothing

• You feel sick

• You get superpowers

How do viruses spread?

• are passed between people by touch, through water or in the air.

• are passed between people by saying hi

• are passed between people by saying the name

How humans fight viruses?

Select two answers

• White blood cells in our blood destroy microbes that can cause us harm including viruses.

• Vaccines are available for some viruses which help us to become immune

• They eventually go away while we wait

• They live with us forever

What is the name of the scientists that study viruses?

• Virioligista

• virologists.

• Viroloco

How do viruses reproduce?

• cannot reproduce on their own they need a host cell.

• can reproduce on their own

What was the first human virus to be discovered?

• Ebola

• Coronavirus

• Yellow fever

 What other beings can viruses infect?