Heating up with influenza
By Janelle and Ryan
Basic Information
Structure: Protein Coat (Capsid), DNA or RNA, and enzyme
The virus attaches it self to the cell and takes over the cell.
Viruses use cells to reproduce because they replicate in the cell and break free from the cell.
Viruses are much smaller than bacteria and animal cells.
They are not living because they have no metabolism, can't reproduce, can't move, no respiration, they don't eat, and no cellular structures.
Influenza
Influenza virus a
Symptoms
-high fever
-cough or sore throat
-runny or stuffy nose
-beaches or body aches
-chills
-nausea
It spreads if a infected person cough or sneezes and touched a surface.
The flu is not fatal and 5-20% of Americans gets the flu each year.
Treatments:
-Antibiotics
Preventions:
-vaccine
-drugs doctor prescribed
-washing your hands
-covering coughs and sneezes