You are tasked with identifying viral determinants of virulence of a positive strand RNA virus. You have two strains of
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2022 2:05 pm
You are tasked with identifying viral determinants of virulenceof a positive strand RNA virus. You have two strains of this virus,one which causes significant disease/pathology in immunocompetenthosts and another strain that does not. As a virology researcherdescribe how you would approach this task. In your answer:
a. Formulate a hypothesis on why these 2 strains have suchdifferent pathogenicity/virulence and propose experiments on how totest the hypothesis. (5 marks) b. Describe methods you would use inyour experiments and the results you expect to obtain. (3 marks) c.Discuss how the expected results prove or disprove your hypothesis.(2 marks)
a. Formulate a hypothesis on why these 2 strains have suchdifferent pathogenicity/virulence and propose experiments on how totest the hypothesis. (5 marks) b. Describe methods you would use inyour experiments and the results you expect to obtain. (3 marks) c.Discuss how the expected results prove or disprove your hypothesis.(2 marks)