Virology prediction for 2009: Virus evolution will continue
…reassortment, and selection. The interplay of these forces result in the changes in a viral population known as virus evolution. The number of all possible virus mutants is so large…
…reassortment, and selection. The interplay of these forces result in the changes in a viral population known as virus evolution. The number of all possible virus mutants is so large…
…general, respiratory virus infections are more prevalent in winter months, while infections with enteric viruses predominate in the summer. In temperate climates, influenza mainly occurs from November to March in…
…infected and replicated virus, she never developed a full HIV-1-specific antibody response. The complete elimination of all virus-carrying cells in the context of HIV infection is termed a “sterilizing cure,”…
…polio was caused by type 3 poliovirus. In this case, type 3 poliovirus was isolated in the plaintiff’s stool shortly after the onset of paralysis, demonstrating that type 3 virus…
…shedding virus. Yesterday the first US case was diagnosed in California in an individual with no travel history or contact with a sick person, a classic example of community transmission….
…The crystallization of tobacco mosaic virus in 1935 lead many to think that viruses were not organisms but chemicals. Stanley, who carried out this work, thought that viruses were infectious…