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please help me fill in the blanks. Thanks! Viral RNA that is \"positive sense\"

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Viral RNA that is "positive sense" viral RNA means it is _________ and there for is analogous to endogenous ___________while "negative sense" RNA ___________ and thereby analogous to endogenous _____. ____________ virus infections generally present with a mild cough, scratchy throat, sneezing, malaise, watery or mucoid nasal discharge, later possibly ________ discharge. Symptoms mostly, resolve in about 10 days, but the ________ can continue for close to two weeks. It is considered not a serious illness but can exacerbate conditions like _______ and _________. Gastrointestinal symptoms attributed to the Flu are generally associated with the type-A Influenza strain __________. The usual incubation period for Influenza virus is ______ to _______ days. The two types of Influenza vaccine are _______________, given _____________ and ____________, given _______________.

Explanation / Answer

5. viral RNA that is positive sense viral RNA means it is coding strand and therefore is analogous to endogenous mRNA while negative sense RNA complementary strand and therefore is analogous to endogenous DNA.

viral positive sense RNA can directly encode proteins and acts like viral mRNA, whereas negative sense RNA, like DNA can not directly translate into proteins, first they are transcribed into viral mRNA then into viral proteins.

6. Rhino virus infections generally present with a mild cough, scratchy throat, sneezing, malaise, watery or mucoid nasal discharge , later possibly colored discharge. symptom mostly resolve in 10 days, but the infection can continue for close to two weeks. It is not considered a serious illness but can exacerbate conditions like SARS and INFUENZA

7. Gastrointestinal symptoms attributed to the flu are generally associated with the type A Influenze strain HINI & H3N2

8. the usual incubation period for influenza virus is 24 hours to 4 days average 2 days

9. the 2 types of influenza vaccine are trivalent given 6 month and older, standard dose, seasonal flu (against HINI,HIN3 & Infuenza B virus infection) and quadrivalent given (against 2 influenza A and 2 influenza B virus)