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Research draft

virus

vr.tr.virus · PHY.LIV

Let an agent handle viruses by classification, host, transmission, prevention and public health information, without diagnosis or personal medical advice.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent handle viruses by classification, host, transmission, prevention and public health information, without diagnosis or personal medical advice.

A submicroscopic infectious agent that replicates only inside living cells of an organism, consisting of genetic material (DNA or RNA) in a protein coat; viruses infect animals, plants, fungi and bacteria.

What it is for: A subject of biology, medicine, agriculture and biotechnology.

It can be classify viruses by genome and family; find official prevention and vaccination information; understand how transmission works in general; follow public health guidance.

Distinguishing features

Replicates only inside host cells

No own metabolism

Classified by ICTV

Some cause disease, many do not

What it looks like

Invisible to the eye; seen by electron microscopy as particles of various shapes.

Physical character

size: about 20-300 nm - most viruses; giant viruses larger

How it is recognised

Genome type (DNA or RNA)

Capsid shape and envelope

Computer viruses are a different sense

Related models

is a kind of - category

pathogen and microorganism

infects - host

cell

is prevented by - prevention

vaccine

is confused with - another sense

computer virus

In practice

Families and kinds

animal and human viruses

plant viruses

bacteriophages

insect viruses

giant viruses

Identifiers

ICTV taxon species and family names taxonomy

NCBI Taxonomy ID numeric database

Standards and regulation

ICTV taxonomy

WHO International Health Regulations

Biosafety level rules for laboratories

Failure modes and hazards

Agents diagnosing illness

Spreading health misinformation

Laboratory biosafety detail beyond general information

Also called

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.virus-state

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Classification Which virus.

Taxonomy identifies.

Taxon

ICTV name.

Taxon

Virus taxon.

  1. Which virus and family is meant, according to ICTV? provenance
  2. Is it DNA or RNA based? definition

Host

Host range.

Host

Host range.

  1. Which hosts does it infect? provenance
  2. Is it a plant, animal or bacterial virus? definition
Health Illness.

Clinicians diagnose.

Symptoms

When to seek care.

Symptoms

Seeking care.

  1. Are symptoms severe or worsening, needing urgent care? boundary
  2. Which health service should be contacted? action

Diagnosis

No self-diagnosis.

Diagnosis

Diagnosis limit.

  1. Is the user asking for a diagnosis? boundary
  2. How should they be referred to a clinician? action
Prevention Public health.

Official guidance applies.

Vaccines

Immunisation.

Vaccines

Vaccination.

  1. Is a vaccine available, according to health authorities? provenance
  2. Where can official schedules be found? provenance

Transmission

Spread.

Transmission

Transmission.

  1. How does it spread, in general terms? definition
  2. What measures do authorities recommend? provenance
Science Research and use.

Viruses are also tools.

Biology

Replication.

Biology

Virus biology.

  1. How does the virus replicate, in general terms? definition
  2. Which sources describe it? provenance

Applications

Phage therapy and vectors.

Applications

Applications.

  1. How are viruses used in medicine or research? definition
  2. What regulation applies? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should virus families be separate entries?
  • How should ICTV data be linked?
  • How should public health guidance be localised?
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