A. VIDEOS Viral replication process The Infectious cycle Attachment, entry and uncoating Reverse Transcription and Integration Viral DNA replication DNA virus replication strategies Life cycle for different types of DNA…
Viral replication is the formation of biological viruses during the infection process in the target host cells. Replication is the total of all the events whereby a single particle attaches…
Overview of how the cell support replication Different viruses have evolved various strategies to exploit the host cell for their replication. Throughout this process, the virus relies on the host…
A. VIDEOS Nomenclature and classification of viruses How do viruses and diseases named? Viral taxonomy and nomenclature Virus nomenclature B. LEARNING OUTCOMES By the end of this lesson, students should…
Viruses are named using specific rules and conventions established by international organizations like the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) and the World Health Organization (WHO). The process of…
Having a name matters to prevent the use of other names that can be inaccurate or stigmatising. It also gives us a standard format to use for any future virus…
Viruses are classified based on a combination of several criteria that take into account their morphology, nucleic acid type, mode of replication,host organisms, evolutionary relationships and the type of disease…
The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) is responsible for classifying viruses, which is based on factors like morphology, genome type, replication strategies, and evolutionary relationships. This system provides…
A. VIDEOS Viral classification Classification of viruses Baltimore classification of viruses-1 Baltimore classification of viruses-2 Virus structure and classification B. LEARNING OUTCOMES By the end of this lesson, students should…