Virology lecture #23: Emerging viruses
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Basic virology
Recombination between cellular and viral RNA produces a pathogenic virus
Bovine viral diarrhea virus is an economically important animal pathogen that may cause a fatal gastrointestinal disease in beef and dairy herds. Infection of a fetus with this virus during the first trimester leads to the birth of animals that are persistently infected for life. Some animals remain healthy, while others develop severe mucosal disease. …
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Virology lecture #22: Evolution
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Virology lecture #21: Antivirals
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Virology lecture #20: Vaccines
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Can a plant virus make you sick?
It has been estimated that approximately one hundred trillion bacteria colonize the human intestine. That’s about ten times the number of cells that constitute the entire human body. These bacteria are believed to have a mutualistic symbiotic relationship with their hosts. What is known about the viral communities that inhabit our alimentary tract? The vast …