Expert-Novice Differences in Mental Models of Viruses, Vaccines, and the Causes of Infectious Disease

. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 31.

Published in final edited form as: Public Underst Sci. 2013 Aug 19;24(2):241–256. doi: 10.1177/0963662513496954

Topic	Interview Prompts
1. External appearance of the virus	What does a virus look like?
2. External appearance of the host cell	^* What does a host cell look like?
3. Contents of the virus	Does a virus contain anything? If so, what?
4. Contents of the host cell	^* Does a host cell contain anything? If so, what?
5. Replicated virus	What happens after the virus replicates?
6. Impact of virus on immune system	How does the immune system react when a person is infected with a virus?
7. Immune cell	Describe the immune cells that respond to infection. What do they do?
8. Vaccination	What is a vaccine? How do vaccines work?

Note.

This topic was prompted only when the participant spontaneously mentioned the presence of a host cell.