VIROLOGY

INTRODUCTION TO VIROLOGY

The study of viruses

- Structure

- Classification and evolution

- Infection and reproduction

- Interaction with host organism

- Diseases

- Techniques for isolation and culture

- Use in research and therapy

                  Virus 

A small infectious agent that replicate only inside the living cells of a living organism.

Virus can infect all types of organisms 

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF VIRUSES