Viruses can spread among humans through a lot of methods. The most common are via infected droplets during coughs or sneeze. Viruses can also... View Article
The reproductive cycle of viruses varies drastically. For instance, the Picornaviruses’ reproductive cycle is about 8 hrs while some herpes... View Article
Most viruses can survive outside the body for a surprisingly long time. For example, viruses such as the norovirus can survive for weeks on a... View Article
The virulence of an infection depends on the type of virus, and other underlying conditions of the individual. Research also inclines towards the... View Article
The human body has many mechanisms in the immune system which are capable of detecting and destroying viruses. For instance, a special type of T... View Article
If you have a viral infection, you may experience fever, with the temperature depending on the severity of the infection. You may also notice... View Article
Most treatments for viral infections are focused on alleviating the symptoms rather than combating the virus directly. However, there are a few... View Article
The virulence of a viral infection depends on the type of virus, and other underlying conditions of the affected individual. However, research... View Article
A virus, after invading a host, will always create copies of itself by hijacking the cell’s cellular machinery. In this process, the virus... View Article
In a nutshell, a host cell has specific receptor sites on the surface of its cell membrane. A virus will land on the cell membranes and travels... View Article
Viruses can multiply only once they infect a host cell. They can also remain dormant inside a living organism and occur months or even decades... View Article
In virology, viruses do not have cell walls which are characteristic of some living organisms, instead, they have a protective protein coat which... View Article
Vinegar has been shown to have mild antibacterial properties, however, it is found to be ineffective against most viruses, including the... View Article
This is because the theory of evolution is mainly based on natural selection and there are no explanations about evolution’s genetic basis, cause... View Article
Darwin's theory fails to explain the origin and transmission of variations and the role of isolation in evolution. Explore More: Darwin's... View Article
Evolution helps in studying the changes which occur within the biological populations over successive generations. Explore More: Evolution... View Article
Evolution is essential as it explains how life evolved on earth, and how the species living on Earth are related. The evolutionary relationships... View Article
Evolution is a biological theory or a fact. This is based on fossil records and other experiments, claiming that all organisms on earth have a... View Article
