HIV detection
Tests for Virus infection: --PCR Viral genome can be applied. Even allows quantification of virus. But due to high sensitivity of PCR can rarely have false negatives particularly where concentration of…
HIV entry
HIV Entry, Integration and Expression HIV infects CD4+ T cells and cells of macrophage lineage. It causes lytic and subsequently latent infection of CD4 T cells (as well as syncytia…
HIV
Cross-references to this Web Site: HIV Treatment Strategies HIV abnormalities and symptoms Web Sites: NIAID Division of AIDS (DAIDS) Home Page UN-AIDS HIV molecular immunology database Companies which are involved with HIV: Celera Diagnostics Calimmune Sangamo BioSciences In…
Retroviruses
Introduction: Retroviruses are enveloped viruses containing two copies of single-stranded positive sense RNA. These viruses belong to a unique family of viruses, the Retroviridae, since their life cycle includes the…
Types A-C
Introduction: There are three basic types of influenza viruses: A, B, and C. Influenza B and C viruses only infect humans, so novel antigens are not introduced from other species. Only…
H1N1
Find a Flu Clinic Flu.gov H1N1 Influenza Viruses Diagnosis: rapid influenza diagnostic tests (RIDTs), and direct immunofluorescence assays (DFAs) are lower than real time reverse polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests and viral…
Influenza
See CDC. Influenza Antiviral Medicines (CDC) FDA (drugs approved for influenza) See also Types A-C and Respiratory viruses Videos: Antigenic shift Introduction: The flu is a contageous respiratory illness caused by…
Hepatitis C
Companies: Gilead Sciences Merck Introduction: HCV is sometimes referred to as the "silent epidemic" because more than 2.4 million Americans are infected with the virus, but it takes many years to…
Hepatitis
Hepatitis A virus (HAV): HAV belongs to the picornavirus group. HAV has diminished in importance over the past several decades in developed countires, but infection remains endemic in many regions of Central…
Dengue
Introduction Dengue virus (DENV) is a positive-sense, single-stranded RNA (ssRNA) virus classified within the genus Orthoflavivirus of the Flaviviridae family. It exists as four antigenically distinct serotypes (Dengue 1-4). The…