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| − | ==Introduction==
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| − | Viruses are very simple organisms that rely on the host cell's biochemical machinery for sugar metabolism and protein synthesis- they are commonly described as 'obligate intracellular parasites.'
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| − | <big>'''[[Viral Structure]] | |
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| − | '''[[Viral Pathogenesis]]
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| − | '''[[Viral Replication]]
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| − | '''[[Immunity to Viruses]]</big>
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| − | ==Prevention and control==
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| − | *[[Vaccines - WikiBlood|Vaccines]]
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| − | Antibiotics cannot treat viral infection. While anti-viral therapies do exist, they are costly and often ineffective. The alternatives, therefore, include '''vaccination''' (priming the immune response to create memory lymphocytes for a particular virus) or '''eradication'''.
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| − | '''[[Foot and Mouth Disease (FMDV)]]'''
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| − | '''[[Orthomyxoviridae|Influenza]]'''
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| − | '''[[Rhabdoviridae|Rabies]]'''
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| − | '''[[Notifiable Viruses (UK)]]'''
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| − | '''[[Viruses by Species]]'''
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| − | '''[[Viruses by Family]]'''
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| − | [[Category:Infectious_Agents]]
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