Yersinia pestis- characteristics, habitat and virulence factors
Yersinia pestis The name Yersinia is given after the French bacteriologist Alexander Yersinia who discovered the organism causing plague in 1894. At present 11 species […]
Month: May 2020
Plague: transmission, pathogenesis, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and epidemiology
Transmission of plague: Plague is a zoonotic infection transmitted to human by the bite of an infected rat flea. Infection may also be transferred by […]
Cytomegalovirus (CMV)-Replication, Transmission, Pathogenesis, Diseases, diagnosis and treatment
Cytomegalovirus: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a genus of viruses belonging to the order Herpesvirales, in the family Herpesviridae. CMV is the largest member of the human […]
Molecular markers-types and applications
Molecular marker: Molecular marker is identified as genetic marker. Molecular marker is a DNA or gene sequence within a recognized location on a chromosome which […]
Marfan syndrome: genetics, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Marfan syndrome: Marfan syndrome is one of the genetic disorders i.e. the child inherits from their parents. It is a condition that affects the connective […]
Listeria infection (Listeriosis): virulence factors, pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment
Listeria species The genus Listeria are cocobacillary to bacillus shaped gram positive bacteria. They are non-sporing, non-capsulated and non-acid fast They are aerobic and microaerophilic […]
Hepatitis B: replication, transmission, pathogenesis, disease, diagnosis and treatment
Hepatitis B virus Hepatitis B is the most widespread and most important type of viral hepatitis. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infects the liver and to […]
Cystic Fibrosis: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
Cystic fibrosis: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is one of the genetic diseases i.e. it can be inherited to offspring. It is the condition where the mucus […]
Mumps virus: mode of transmission, pathogenesis, clinical disease and immunization
Mumps virus Mumps is an acute contagious disease of children, characterized by acute enlargement of one or both salivary glands. The disease is caused by […]
Alpha-Thalassemia: Causes, symptoms, types, diagnosis and treatment
Thalassemia Thalassemia is a common term for a group of inheritable, genetic diseases characterized by reduced levels of Hemoglobin, low RBCs production and anemia. There […]