Question

When an animal cell is infected with a virus that slowly replicates itself releasing small amounts of virion over a long period of time the infection is known as being...

A.) persistant

B.) transformative

C.) latent

Answer 1

In latent infection, the virus does not replicate at all.

Viral transformation involves the change in growth, phenotype, or indefinite reproduction of cells due to the introduction of inheritable material.

Persistent infections are those in which the virus is not cleared but remains in some cells of infected individuals. Persistent infections might involve stages of both silent and productive infection without rapidly killing or excessive damage to the host cells.

So the correct answer here is A, persistent.