Cells and particles

Use two libraries to see how organism type changes the profile.

A bacterial cell

Look at the library label and organism summary.

A viral profile

Look at the library label and illness context.

Another viral course

Read how the profile describes chickenpox and shingles.

Quick check 1

Which profile belongs in the bacterial library?

Answer: Escherichia coli

Option: Human influenza viruses

Option: Varicella-zoster virus

CDC identifies E. coli as a bacterium.

Quick check 2

Which virus can cause chickenpox first and shingles after reactivation?

Option: Human influenza viruses

Answer: Varicella-zoster virus

Option: Escherichia coli

CDC describes shingles as reactivation of varicella-zoster virus after chickenpox.

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