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Poxvirus: History, Classification, Morphology, Pathogenesis, Laboratory Diagnosis, Treatment and Keynotes
History of Poxvirus Poxvirus (Pox = pus-filled blister = Pocks) Dr. John Buist (1887): demonstrated microscopically Paschen (1906): developed a staining technique and demonstrated elementary bodies (Paschen bodies)from a lesion of smallpox. Smallpox was an infectious disease and it was caused by one of two virus variants, Variola major and Variola minor. Classification of Poxvirus (unranked): Virus Realm: Varidnaviria Kingdom: Bamfordvirae Phylum: Nucleocytoviricota Class: Pokkesviricetes Order: Chitovirales Family: Poxviridae Genus: orthopoxvirus and it contains smallpox virus...
Parasitology Short Notes for MCQs: Medical Lab Technician, Technologist and such Related Fields
Parasitology Short Notes The topic ‘ Parasitology Short Notes for MCQs’ will serve as a capsule for candidates who are participating post for medical lab technician, medical lab technologist, and such related fields. Some Common Terms Used in Parasitology Parasite: Organism which receives food and shelter from another organism. Host: Which harbor the parasite Symbiosis: an association in which both are dependent upon each other and non of them harm each other Commensalism: an association in which parasite only...
Stain in Microbiology for Specimen Processing: Name List, Introduction and Uses
Stain in Microbiology Stain in Microbiology chapter contains nearly all the stains those applicable in microbiology that contains name list of stains, introduction, uses, in some principle, procedure, result in interpretation, keynotes, etc. Stain list Acridine Orange Stain Auramine-Rhodamine Stain Calcofluor White Stain Cryptosporidium Stain Direct Fluorescent-Antibody Stain Dobell & O'Connor Iodine Flagella Stain Giemsa Stain Gram Stain India Ink Stain (Nigrosin) Iron Hematoxylin Stain Kinyoun Stain for AFB Lactophenol Cotton Blue Lugol's Iodine Stain Methenamine...