
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 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 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 is made up of five viral genera which are Mastadenoviridae (which contain viruses that infect humans and other mammals); Aviadenovirus (which contain viruses […]
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 consists of two viral genera which are Orthohepadnavirus (which contain viruses that infect humans and other mammals) and Avihepadnavirus (which contain viruses that […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]