This post marks the end of our submission for our blog on virology. It has been fun learning so much about viruses in just one semester. I hope to have more virus topics for the coming semesters.
What have we covered throughout the semester on the blog:
1. Our first insight into Virology --> The two classification of viruses.
2. DNA viruses --> Hepadnaviridae and Herpesviridae
3. RNA viruses --> Orthomyxoviridae and Picornaviridae
4. Flavivirade --> A deadly viruses with major diseases: Dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis
5. Retroviridae --> The HIV virus -- Resulting in AIDS, and also Human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV-1)
6. Poxviridae --> The story of small pox eradication, and the creation of vaccination
7. Methods of study of viruses --> Tissue culture, serological methods & molecular virology study methods.
8. Virus Host Interaction --> The stages of virus interaction with host: Attachment, penetration, uncoating, replication, assembly, and release.
9. Emerging viruses --> Virus that are becoming more prevalent
10. Prions, Viriods and virusoids --> Unqiue infectious agents that are similar in nature to virus
The End..... That's the conclusion of our virology knowledge acquired for this Semester (2008/2009).