POX VIRUSES – THE ERADICATED CULPRIT OF SMALLPOX (VACCINIA & VARIOLA VIRUSES)

INTRODUCTION TO POX VIRUSES Pox viruses are the largest and the most complex of all viruses,…

RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS (RSV)

INTRODUCTION TO RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS (RSV) ⇒ The Respiratory syncytial virus is the most important causative agent…

ARBOVIRUSES – MORPHOLOGY, CLASSIFICATION, CHARACTERISTICS, CULTIVATION, PATHOGENESIS & LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS

INTRODUCTION TO ARBOVIRUSES ⇒ Arboviruses are the RNA viruses that are transmitted by blood-sucking arthropods from…

RUBELLA VIRUS – MORPHOLOGY, RESISTANCE, CULTIVATION, PATHOGENESIS, CLINICAL FEATURES, LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS & PROPHYLAXIS

INTRODUCTION TO RUBELLA VIRUS ⇒ RUBELLA VIRUS is the causative agent of disease Rubella or German…

MEASLES VIRUS – MORPHOLOGY, RESISTANCE, PATHOGENESIS, CLINICAL FEATURES, LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS & PROPHYLAXIS

INTRODUCTION TO MEASLES VIRUS ⇒ MEASLES VIRUS is the causative agent of disease Measles, a highly…

Mumps Virus – Morphology, Resistance, Pathogenesis, Clinical features, Laboratory Diagnosis & Prophylaxis

INTRODUCTION TO MUMPS VIRUS ⇒ MUMPS VIRUS  is the causative agent of disease MUMPS, an acute…

Influenza Virus – Morphology, Resistance, Antigenic Properties, Cultivation, Pathogenicity, Clinical Features, Laboratory Diagnosis, Prophylaxis & Treatment

INTRODUCTION TO INFLUENZA VIRUS ⇒ Influenza virus is an Orthomyxovirus, belongs to family orthomyxoviridae; causes influenza,…

HERPES VIRUS – MORPHOLOGY, RESISTANCE, CLASSIFICATION & DESCRIPTION OF VARIOUS HERPES VIRUSES

INTRODUCTION TO HERPES VIRUS ⇒ HERPES VIRUS is the family of viruses, contains hundreds of viruses,…

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…

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…

HEPATITIS VIRUSES

INTRODUCTION TO HEPATITIS VIRUS ⇒ Viral hepatitis is a systemic disease with primary inflammation in the…