Difference between revisions of "Category:Coronaviridae"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Line 10: | Line 10: | ||
==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||
| − | + | Corona viruses are large, spherical enveloped RNA viruses. They can be identified by their '''crowns''': long bulbous widely-spaced spikes | |
| − | |||
==Virulence and Pathogenesis== | ==Virulence and Pathogenesis== | ||
Revision as of 09:44, 14 July 2010
Coronaviridae
Coronaviruses are perhaps most easily identified because of their classic "crown" appearance. They are quite common in the young of most species and can infect a wide range of tissues.
Content
Morphology
Corona viruses are large, spherical enveloped RNA viruses. They can be identified by their crowns: long bulbous widely-spaced spikes
Virulence and Pathogenesis
- Pathogenesis varies widely based on each virus, but most commonly cause respiratory and enteric disturbances
- Those described here will be the enteric variety
Pages in category "Coronaviridae"
The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.