- What type of cancer did Henrietta Lacks die from?
Lacks did die of cervical cancer
- What type of infectious agent caused her cancer, what strain?
A virus is what caused Lack’s cancer. Human papilloma virus is the strain.
- Does the infectious agent that caused her cancer cause a productive infection, latent infection or both?
The agent that caused her cancer is both a productive and latent infection as it can be transmitted through sex and also it can clear from the body by itself.
- Which type of cytokine can recognize cells infected with the pathogen that caused her cancer?
Type I interferons is the type of cytokine that can recognize cells infected with the pathogen.
- Which type of particle recognition receptor can detect foreign DNA in the cytoplasm?
In the cytoplasm it is detected by the Cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS)
- How did the infectious agent cause her cells to lose control of the cell cycle?
The infectious agent did alter the multiplication of her cells making them to multiply excessively.
Enzyme telomerase
- Which vaccine was developed by Jonas Salk using Henrietta’s cells?
The Polio vaccine was developed from Henrietta’s cells
- Which virus was found to not be able to multiply in her cells?
The Zika virus was found not able to multiply in Henrietta’s cells
- What makes Henrietta Lacks immortal?
Henrietta Lacks is considered immortal because her cells are still living and are still used in research. Even after her death, it is her cells that helped in the discovery of the polio vaccine. Henrietta’s cells are still in use in cloning, gene mapping and in vitro fertilization.