Lassa Virus- An Overview
Structure of Lassa Virus The virus is a single-stranded RNA virus belonging to the virus family Arenaviridae. Figure: Structure of Lassa Virus, Source: Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics The virion is spherical … Read more
Virology is a branch of natural science that deals with the biology of viruses and viral diseases, along with the biochemistry, occurrence, pathogenesis, life cycle, ecology, and evolution of viruses and virus-like particles.
Structure of Lassa Virus The virus is a single-stranded RNA virus belonging to the virus family Arenaviridae. Figure: Structure of Lassa Virus, Source: Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics The virion is spherical … Read more
Structure of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever virus falls under the family Bunyaviridae and genus Nairo virus. They are spherical particles 90 to 120 nm in diameter with … Read more
Structure of Human Astrovirus Human astrovirus falls under Astroviridae and genus Mamastrovirus. The particles are round in shape, 28 nm in diameter with a smooth margin and display a five or … Read more
Bats are small mammals capable of true sustained flight. They belong to the second-largest mammalian order, Chiroptera, which comprises 22% (over 1400) of all mammalian species after rodents. They are … Read more
Cucumber Mosaic Virus (CMV) is one of the most economically important plant viruses, infecting more than 1,200 species in more than a hundred plant families. It has been isolated causing … Read more
Structure of Coronavirus Figure: Structure of Coronavirus, created with biorender.com Genome of Coronavirus Epidemiology of Coronavirus Replication of Coronavirus Figure: Replication of Coronavirus, created with biorender.com Pathogenesis of Coronavirus Clinical manifestations of Coronavirus Lab Diagnosis of Coronavirus Specimen: respiratory secretions, stool (HKU1) Treatment of Coronavirus … Read more
Structure of SARS-CoV-2 Figure: Structure of SARS-CoV-2, created with biorender.com Spike Glycoprotein Figure: Spike protein conformation of SARS-CoV-2, created with biorender.com Genomic Organization of SARS-CoV-2 Figure: Genomic organization of SARS-CoV-2, … Read more
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‘The simpler it is, the harder it is to understand.’ This idiom fits viruses. Viruses are the most astonishing creation of nature. Despite their simple physical and molecular structure, they … Read more
‘Are viruses living or non-living?’ This has been a contentious topic in the scientific world. Actually, the answer to this question depends on what we consider living or how we … Read more