Introduction to Virology (PDF 31P)

Medical Virology Lecture Note by Belay Tafa

Virology is a field within microbiology that encompasses the study of viruses. Medical virology deals with the study of medically important viruses and the diseases they cause or their effect on human beings.The notes contains contents as follows : Introduction to Virology, Baltimore system of classification, Viruses as Human Pathogen, RNA viruses, Polyomaviruses, Herpesviruses, Epstein - Barr virus, Hepadnaviruses: HBV and HDV,  Hepatoviruses, Picornaviruses, Flavivirus, Human Immune Deficiency Virus (HIV), Family Reoviridae, Orthomyxoviruses, Clinical Course of Rabies, etc.

Author(s): Belay Tafa, Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Medicine and Health Sciences, Ambo University

96 Pages

Human Herpesviruses

This comprehensive account of the human herpesviruses provides an encyclopedic overview of their basic virology and clinical manifestations.

Author(s): Ann Arvin, Gabriella

NA Pages

Human Immunodeficiency Viruses and Human T Cell Lymphotropic Viruses

This volume evaluates the carcinogenic risk to humans posed by infections with human immunodeficiency viruses types 1 and 2 (HIV-1 and HIV-2) and human T-cell lymphotropic viruses types I and II (HTLV-I and HTLV-II).

Author(s): National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S

NA Pages

Adenoviruses

Adenoviruses are a group of common viruses that infect the lining of your eyes, airways and lungs, intestines, urinary tract, and nervous system. In this book, the authors highlight the achievements in the study of animal and human adenoviruses, chemotherapy of adenovirus infections, and the development in adenoviral vector-based vaccines and gene therapy. This book will be useful not only for researchers but also in solving specific medical problems.

Author(s): Yulia A. Desheva

NA Pages

List of virus taxa

This is a taxonomic list of all viruses as of 2018 listed by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses.

Author(s): Wikipedia.org

NA Pages

General Virology by Esam Ibraheem Anzar

This note covers the following topics: History, Definition of a virus, Viral structure and host range.

Author(s): Dr Esam Ibraheem Anzar

40 Pages

Molecular Virology

This book covers various aspects of Molecular Virology. Covered topics are: HIV-1 Reservoirs and Latency, Molecular Evolution of Hepatitis Viruses, Metabolic Aspects of Hepatitis C Virus Infection, Influenza C Virus, Viral Vectors in Neurobiology, Avian and Pandemic Influenza.

Author(s): Moses P. Adoga

168 Pages

Perspectives On Progress In Plant Virology (PDF 21P)

This note describes the following topics: Proteins, Nucleic Acids, Serology, Replication of Plant Viruses in Vectors, Insect Tissue Cultures as a Tool for Studying Plant Viruses, Virus-Induced Mutations in Maize, Noncapsid Viral Proteins, Viruses Infecting Eukaryotic Chlorella-like Green Algae, Application of Recombinant DNA Techniques to Plant Viruses, The Versatile RNA.

Author(s): Myron K. Brakke, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

21 Pages