Two types of vaccine are available against poliomyelitis, inactivated vaccine (IPV, Salk) and a live attenuated oral vaccine (OPV, Sabin). Both vaccine formulations contain all three polio...
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Poliovirus is the etiologic agent of the paralytic disease known as poliomyelitis. Poliomyelitis is a contagious disease that spreads through person-to-person contact, mainly via the fecal-oral...
Mumps virus causes nonsuppurative enlargement of one or both salivary glands. It causes a mild childhood disease; complications including meningitis and orchitis are common in...
Influenza (flu) Virus: Classification, Structure, and Diagnosis
Influenza, commonly called "the flu," is a contagious respiratory illness, a very important global public health problem. It causes seasonal flu epidemics yearly and is a critical disease responsible...
Rabies is an infectious viral disease caused by the Rabies virus. It affects humans as well as domestic and wild animals. Rabies virus is an enveloped, single-stranded RNA virus with a...
Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV): Structure, Clinical Feature, Lab Diagnosis
Herpes simplex viruses (HSV) are members of the herpes virus family. HSV is a large virus (2nd only to Pox Virus) with a core containing double-stranded DNA within a coat, an icosahedron with 162...