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These tests look for the virus in your blood, called viral load. They use blood from a vein. If you might have been exposed to HIV within the past few weeks ...
During the 2009-10 flu season, a new H1N1 virus began causing illness in humans. It was often called swine flu and was a new combination of influenza viruses ...
No, the virus that causes Ebola is not transmitted through the air. Unlike a cold or the flu, the Ebola virus is not spread by tiny droplets that remain in ...
... virus that binds to host cells. Dr. Matthew Binnicker, director of the Clinical Virology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic, says that these changes could increase ...
Hepatitis C is a viral infection that causes liver swelling, called inflammation. Hepatitis C can lead to serious liver damage. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) ...
PCR only works on DNA, and the COVID-19 virus uses RNA as its genetic code. RNA is similar to DNA, but only has a single strand. Fortunately, viral enzymes to ...
... viruses, bacteria and other germs; Chest X-rays to check for lung inflammation; Swab of secretions from inside the mouth or nose to check for signs of the virus ...
Researchers mapped how the measles virus mutated and spread in the brain of a person who succumbed to a rare, lethal brain disease.
Viral infection starts when a virus particle, called a viron, enters the body. It attaches to a cell, breaks in and takes over. The viral genome ― either DNA or ...
Learn about the symptoms, causes and vaccine prevention of this contagious, disfiguring and sometimes fatal viral disease.
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