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Often simply called an antiviral. A class of antimicrobial medication used specifically for treating diseases caused by viral infections rather than ones caused by bacteria or other infectious agents. Unlike most antibiotics, antivirals typically do not destroy their target viruses but instead inhibit their development. They are distinct from virucides. assembly The construction of the virus ...
The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) authorizes and organizes the taxonomic classification of and the nomenclature for viruses. [1] [2] [3] The ICTV develops a universal taxonomic scheme for viruses, and thus has the means to appropriately describe, name, and classify every virus taxon.
Gamma phage, an example of virus particles (visualised by electron microscopy) Virology is the scientific study of biological viruses.It is a subfield of microbiology that focuses on their detection, structure, classification and evolution, their methods of infection and exploitation of host cells for reproduction, their interaction with host organism physiology and immunity, the diseases they ...
List of bacterial vaginosis microbiota: Bacterial vaginosis: Gram stain and whiff test Metronidazole or clindamycin: No Bacteroides species Bacteroides infection No Balantidium coli: Balantidiasis: microscopic examination of stools, or colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy Tetracycline, metronidazole or iodoquinol: No Bartonella: Bartonellosis ...
Virus classification. Virus classification is the process of naming viruses and placing them into a taxonomic system similar to the classification systems used for cellular organisms.
V. Vaccine; Vaccine shedding; Vaccine trial; Variant (biology) Viral culture; Viral dynamics; Viral entry; Viral epitranscriptome; Viral eukaryogenesis; Viral evolution
This WikiProject aims to help organise and contribute to the growing collection of articles about biological viruses.This can be achieved by: Using consistent nomenclature and orthography in naming viruses
List of medical abbreviations: Overview; List of medical abbreviations: Latin abbreviations; List of abbreviations for medical organisations and personnel; List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions; List of optometric abbreviations