Guide to Viral Infections

What is a virus? A virus, which may either be an RNA or a DNA, is capable of multiplying inside the cells and cause disease. How does one knows he has contracted a viral infection? One often knows of this infection through the signs and symptoms manifested by an affected patient. How long does a viral infection last? The length of infection usually depends on the type of the infecting virus and the state of the patient's health.

These are just some of the pertinent questions that articles at Bright Hub's Health Channel address with regards to viral infection. Learn more about the different virus types and the specific diseases they cause. Others articles also deal with the treatment, diagnosis, laboratory methods and prevention of most viral infections.

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Weighing the Methods of Making Genetically Modified Tomatoes

Tomatoes were one of the first genetically modified vegetables available to the masses. Although they are not in commercial production now, they are still of immense interest to scientists who are developing...

The Differences Between Lytic and Lysogenic Cycle

Find out about the spread of viruses with this brief look at the lytic and lysogenic cycles. These occur after a virus infects a cell....

What is Viral Myositis?

Myositis is the general name given to inflammation of the skeletal muscles, those muscles that you control consciously to get around and pick up objects. Myositis has a number of causes including infection...

The Two Different Types of Immunity

All of us are exposed to a number of infections in our day to day life, but some agents affect our body whereas others do not. To find out why, read this article about the defense mechanism of human body...

Innate and Adaptive Immunity

This first part of a series about different arms of the immune response looks at the innate and adaptive immune responses....

The Differences Between Lytic and Lysogenic Cycle

Find out about the spread of viruses with this brief look at the lytic and lysogenic cycles. These occur after a virus infects a cell....

The Causes of Viral Myocarditis

Myocarditis is an inflammation of the heart muscle (the myocardium) and has a number of causes including autoimmune diseases, medicines, environmental toxins, and viral infections...