WHAT IS VIROLOGY?
VIROLOGY IS A STUDY OF VIRUSES.
IT MAINLY FOCUSES ON THEIR
STRUCTURE, EVOLUTION, WAYS OF
SPREADING INFECTION,
INTERACTION WITH HOST,
REPRODUCTION AND DISEASES
THEY CAUSE.
WHAT IS A VIRUS?
VIRUS IS A MICROSCOPIC AND
INFECTIOUS AGENT
CONSISTING OF NUCLEIC ACID
MOLECULE ON PROTIEN COAT
AND CAPABLE OF MULTIPLYING
THE CELLS WITHIN THE HOST.
CLASSIFICATION OF VIRUSES
VIRUSES ARE MAINLY CLASSIFIED
INTO TWO TYPES:
1) DNA
i) double stranded DNA
ii) single stranded DNA
2) RNA
i) double stranded RNA
ii) single stranded RNA
Parvovirus
Papovavirus
Adenovirus
Herpesvirus
Poxvirus
Hepednavirus
Picomavirus
Reovirus
Togavirus
Coronavirus
Orthomyxovirus
Rhabdovirus
Paramyxovirus