KIDS QUIZ
INSECTS AND BUGS
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Question
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A chemical that keeps a virus from invading a cell or causing the cell to make virus proteins is a
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antibiotic
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mutant
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antifungal
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antiviral
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Interferon is secreted by cells in response to stimulation by a virus or other foreign substance, but it does not directly inhibit the virus’s multiplication. Rather, it stimulates the infected cells and those nearby to produce proteins that prevent the virus from replicating within them.
Detailed explanation-2: -Viral entry is the earliest stage of infection in the viral life cycle, as the virus comes into contact with the host cell and introduces viral material into the cell.
Detailed explanation-3: -Interferons are antiviral proteins synthesized by many kinds of somatic cells in response to viral infection.
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