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POLIOVIRUS – MORPHOLOGY, RESISTANCE, ANTIGENIC PROPERTIES, CULTIVATION, PATHOGENICITY, CLINICAL FEATURES & LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS
INTRODUCTION TO POLIOVIRUS Poliovirus is the causative agent of poliomyelitis, an acute infection that affects the…
HEPATITIS G VIRUS (HGV) – MORPHOLOGY, CLINICAL FEATURES & LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS
INTRODUCTION TO HEPATITIS G VIRUS (HGV) Hepatitis G Virus causes the Type G Hepatitis, HGV was…
HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES
Histological techniques are the techniques which have been developed for the processing of the specimens, mainly tissues,…
HEPATITIS E VIRUS (HEV) – MORPHOLOGY, TRANSMISSION, CLINICAL FEATURES & LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS
INTRODUCTION TO HEPATITIS E VIRUS (HEV) ⇒ Type E hepatitis is caused by the Hepatitis E…
HEPATITIS D VIRUS (HDV) – MORPHOLOGY, TRANSMISSION, CLINICAL FEATURES & LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS
INTRODUCTION TO HEPATITIS D VIRUS (HDV) ⇒ HDV was identified in 1977 by Rizzetto & colleagues…
A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO HISTOPATHOLOGY & CYTOPATHOLOGY
INTRODUCTION TO HISTOPATHOLOGY & CYTOPATHOLOGY Cells are the simplest unit of living matter that can maintain…
FIXATION – THE TECHNIQUE OF FIXING THE TISSUES
INTRODUCTION TO FIXATION Fixation is a process by which the constituents of the cells and thereby…
HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV) – MORPHOLOGY, CLASSIFICATION, CLINICAL FEATURES & LAB DIAGNOSIS
INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV) ⇒ HIV, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus is the causative agent…
CLEARING OF TISSUES – THE TECHNIQUE OF MAKING THE TISSUES TRANSPARENT
INTRODUCTION TO CLEARING OF TISSUES After dehydrating the tissues, the alcohol present in them must be removed…
IMMUNITY
DEFINITION OF IMMUNITY Immunity is the state of resistance exhibited by the host body against any…
MICROTOMY – THE ART OF SECTION CUTTING
MICROTOMY – THE ART OF SECTION CUTTING Microtomy or section cutting is the technique of making…
VIRUSES – INTRODUCTION, MORPHOLOGY, CLASSIFICATION & RIVER’s POSTULATES
INTRODUCTION TO VIROLOGY Virology is the branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and…
INTRODUCTION & STRUCTURE OF BACTERIA
INTRODUCTION TO BACTERIA Bacteria are the large group of unicellular microorganisms that are ubiquitous in nature.…
CULTIVATION OF VIRUSES – HOW DO VIRUSES GROW IN LABORATORY?
CULTIVATION OF VIRUSES ⇒ Viruses are the obligate intracellular parasites, i.e. they strictly require a living…
ANTIGEN – DEFINITION, PROPERTIES, CLASSIFICATION
INTRODUCTION TO ANTIGENS ⇒ An antigen is a substance which when brought parenterally into the body…
ANTIBODIES – DEFINITION, STRUCTURE, FUNCTIONS & CLASSIFICATION
DEFINITION OF ANTIBODY An antibody is defined as a humoral protein that is immunoglobulin produced in…
SPECTROPHOTOMETER – PRINCIPLE, COMPONENTS, WORKING & APPLICATIONS
A spectrophotometer is an instrument used to measure absorbance at various wavelengths. It is similar to…