Detection of specific antigens present in the sample (blood, urine, CSF or stool) using immunologic methods such as precipitin tests, particle agglutination tests, immunofluorescence, immunochromatographic or enzyme immunoassays are the mainstay for the rapid diagnosis […]
This post was most recently updated on August 26th, 2019Bacteriophage “bacteria eaters” are infectious agents that replicate as obligate intracellular parasites in bacteria but in extracellular environment they are metabolically inert. A typical phage contains […]
This post was most recently updated on April 24th, 2018Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), is a member of the Pneumovirus genus within the family Paramyxoviridae. RSV usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms. Most people recover in a week or two, but […]
Cell culture refers to the process by which cells are grown in a controlled artificial environment. Cells can be maintained in vitro outside of their original body by this process which is quite simple compared […]
The term “blotting” refers to the transfer of biological samples from a gel to a membrane and their subsequent detection on the surface of the membrane. Southern blot is used for transferring DNA, Northern blot […]
This post was most recently updated on April 27th, 2018Science is not perfect nor does all those breakthrough discoveries. Those beliefs that we have right now about a particular thing, person, event or discovery may […]
This post was most recently updated on August 26th, 2016The Baltimore system of virus classification devised by virologist & Nobel laureate David Baltimore is based on the genomic nature of the viruses. The central theme of Baltimore […]
This post was most recently updated on June 13th, 2016Influenza virus, the causative agents of seasonal flu (and pandemic flu) is the deadly contagious virus. It is the only virus of medical importance of the […]
This post was most recently updated on September 25th, 2019Dengue and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) are mosquito-borne viral disease caused by dengue virus, an Arbovirus (Arthropod borne Virus). It is transmitted via the bite of […]
This post was most recently updated on September 29th, 2019Zika virus is an emerging mosquito-borne virus that was first isolated in Zika forest of Uganda in 1947. Since then, it has remained mainly in Africa, […]
This post was most recently updated on April 29th, 2015Monospot test is a form of the heterophile antibody test which is used for the rapid screening of infectious mononucleosis (mono). Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) causes the […]
This post was most recently updated on September 29th, 2019Japanese Encephalitis (JE) virus was initially isolated in Japan in 1935. It is a leading cause of vaccine-preventable encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) in Asia and […]
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