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| 2727605581 | Virus | a small infectious agent that is composed primarily of a core of genetic material surrounded by a protein capsid with replication only occurring in living cells of an organism |  | 0 |
| 2727605582 | Capsid | the protein coat encasing the genetic material of a virus |  | 1 |
| 2727605878 | Bacteriophage | a virus that infects bacteria |  | 2 |
| 2727605879 | Lysis | the breaking down on a cell such as that seen at the end of the lytic pathway when viruses are released from the host cell |  | 3 |
| 2727605884 | Lytic pathway | a type of viral reproduction where the virus lyses, or breaks open the host cell membrane in order to release the newly replicated viruses |  | 4 |
| 2727606247 | Lysogenic pathway | a type of viral reproduction involving the incorporation of the viral genes into the host cell chromosomes where they remain dormant until the genes are turned on in order to produce copies of the virus |  | 5 |
| 2727606248 | HIV | the human immunodeficiency virus, which causes AIDS and results in the loss of T cell and immune system functioning |  | 6 |
| 2727606437 | AIDS | an acronym that stands for acquired immune deficiency syndrome, which is characterized by the loss of the immune system and caused by HIV, the human immunodeficiency virus |  | 7 |
| 2727606623 | Influenza | a viral infection commonly known as the flu; causes fever, fatigue, and respiratory infections | 8 | |
| 2727606438 | Common cold | a condition caused by a variety of viruses, the most common being the rhinovirus, which can result in fever, fatigue, and respiratory infection | 9 | |
| 2727606800 | Hepatitis A | a virus that causes inflammation of the liver |  | 10 |
