-to isolate and identify viruses in clinical specimens
-prepare viruses for vaccines
-to research in detail the viral structures, multiplication cycles, genetics, and effects on the host cells
yes medical viruses does use energy
Yes, many viruses cause disease.
because the viruses tear down your system and makes your body build antibodies
From slime to sponges, researchers are exploring the ocean's depths for new medications to treat cancer, bacterial infections, viruses, heart disease, pain, and other ailments.
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Anti-viruses are very important, as they protect your computer from MOST (not all) viruses and other malicious programs.
Viruses are hard to cultivate in the laboratory because they require living host cells to replicate. This dependency on living cells makes it challenging to maintain viruses outside of a host organism. Additionally, viruses can be very specific about the types of cells they can infect, which further complicates the cultivation process.
Yes, several groups of microorganisms are of significant medical importance, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa. Bacteria such as Streptococcus and Staphylococcus can cause infections, while viruses like influenza and HIV are critical in understanding viral diseases. Fungi, such as Candida, can lead to opportunistic infections, especially in immunocompromised individuals, and protozoa like Plasmodium cause diseases such as malaria. Understanding these microorganisms is essential for developing treatments, vaccines, and public health strategies.
Viruses have positive and negative economic importance. On the negative side, viruses cause loss of productivity as well as loss of plants and animals. On the positive side, viruses have been engineered to destroy pests which attack crops. Viruses which attack bacteria have also been used to protect plants and animals from disease.
Viruses need host cells to replicate and this cannot be done by growing them like bacteria cells are grown.
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Places like the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have viruses preserved in special containers for just such purposes.