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...
Category: Virology
The 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 the Baltimore...
Influenza virus, the causative agent of seasonal flu (and pandemic flu) is a deadly contagious virus. It is the only virus of medical importance in the family Orthomyxoviruses. Paramyxoviruses...
Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease caused by the dengue virus, an Arbovirus (arthropod-borne virus). Also known as break bone fever, a severe form of dengue is called dengue hemorrhagic fever...
Zika virus: Transmission, Pathogenesis, Symptoms, Lab Diagnosis
Zika 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, with small and sporadic outbreaks in Asia....
The monospot test, also known as the Paul-Bunnell test, is a form of the heterophile antibody test used to rapidly screen infectious mononucleosis (mono). Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) causes the...