TOGAVIRIDAE FAMILY: Chikungunya virus, Rubella virus
Togaviridae family comprises viruses that are usually transmitted through arthropods such as insects. Viruses of the Togaviridae family have a wide range of natural hosts […]
Virology
HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS: PATHOGENESIS, CLINICAL FEATURES & TREATMENT
Human immunodeficiency virus is the causative agent of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in humans. There are two variants of HIV that causes AIDS in humans […]
RETROVIRIDAE FAMILY: RETROVIRUSES
Retroviridae family is a unique family of viruses that contain reverse transcriptase (RT) enzyme which allows all viruses in this family to carryout reverse transcription […]
RNA VIRUSES: GENERAL DESCRIPTION, TYPES, & REPLICATION
RNA viruses are viruses whose genetic makeup is solely made of the nucleic acid molecule known as ribonucleic acid (RNA). Viruses as aforementioned are basically […]
HERPESVIRIDAE FAMILY: TYPES AND MEDICAL IMPORTANCE
Herpesviridae family is a distinct viral family that contains a wide variety of viruses that are distributed worldwide. Viruses in the Herpesviridae family infect humans, […]
ADENOVIRIDAE FAMILY AND THEIR MEDICAL SIGNIFICANCE
Adenoviridae family is made up of five viral genera which are Mastadenoviridae (which contain viruses that infect humans and other mammals); Aviadenovirus (which contain viruses […]
BIOTERRORISM: DEFINITION AND HISTORY
Bioterrorism is an archaic and primitive practice of warfare that predates the development of the “Germ Theory of Disease” by Robert Koch. The Romans, ancient […]
HEPADNAVIRIDAE FAMILY
Hepadnaviridae family consists of two viral genera which are Orthohepadnavirus (which contain viruses that infect humans and other mammals) and Avihepadnavirus (which contain viruses that […]
CLINICAL APPLICATIONS AND MODES OF ACTION OF ANTIVIRAL AGENTS
Antiviral agents are antimicrobial agents that specifically inhibit the replication of viruses in living cells (inclusive of human cells affected by viral particles). These antimicrobial […]
MEDICAL IMPORTANCE OF VIRUSES IN THE POLYOMAVIRIDAE FAMILY
Polyomaviridae family contains DNA tumour viruses like the Papillomaviridae family. Polyomavirus is the only viral genera or genus in the Polyomaviridae family. They are so […]
CONCISE DESCRIPTION OF VIRUSES IN THE PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE FAMILY
Theviral family Papillomaviridae comprises papillomaviruses (abbreviated as PVs). Viruses in the Papillomaviridae family were previously classified together with polyomavirus in the Papovaviridae family which is […]
Roles of CD8+ T cells and a regulatory T cells (TREG cells) as reservoir for latent HIV/SIV
Role of CD8+ T cells Apart from depleting the cellular levels of CD4+ T cells in vivo, HIV infection also leads to massive expansion of […]