Here is a list twelve major diseases caused by virus:- 1. Viral Hepatitis 2. Rabies 3. Cold Sores 4. AIDS 5. Influenza 6. Measles 7. Mumps 8. Rubella 9. Yellow Fever 10. Dengue Fever 11. Small Pox 12. Polio. Disease # 1. Viral Hepatitis: Hepatitis (plural hepatides) (Greek hepaticus means liver) refers to inflammation of liver resulted through any infection. [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Discovery of Mycoviruses 2. Morphology of Mycoviruses 3. Replication. Discovery of Mycoviruses: M. Hollings of Glasshouse Crop Research Institute, USA for the first time gave experimental evidence of viruses in cultivated mushroom Agaricus bisporus causing die-back disease in 1962. The most characteristic and consistent features of mushroom virus diseases are the loss [...]
In this article we will discuss about the classification of bacteriophage. 1. Bacteriophages with DNA Genome: A. Genome is double-stranded DNA, generally linear. 1. Family Myoviridae: Icosahedral, isometric or elongated head with a helical rigid tail containing a contractile sheath, tail plate, tail fibres and spikes. Example: E. coli phage (coliphage) T2, T4, T6. 2. Family Styloviridae: Icosahedral, isometric head [...]