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Respiratory Virus Map

Genome, envelope, season, and spread vocabulary

  1. Respiratory virus clue

    Start with genome/envelope vocabulary, then add season/outbreak and lab-test terms.

    Reference Influenza virus · Respiratory syncytial virus · Rhinovirus · SARS-CoV-2

    1. Segmented negative-sense RNA

      Influenza is the anchor for antigenic drift/shift and reassortment vocabulary.

      Reference Influenza virus

    2. Syncytia and fusion protein

      RSV connects syncytia, fusion protein, and bronchiolitis vocabulary in coursework.

      Reference Respiratory syncytial virus

    3. Nonenveloped positive-sense RNA

      Rhinovirus is the common-cold anchor for nonenveloped positive-sense RNA comparison.

      Reference Rhinovirus