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The Respiratory syncytial virus is the most important causative agent of bronchiolitis & pneumonitis in infants and causes common cold or rhinitis in older children and adults. RSV was first isolated in 1956 from chimpanzees with coryza & was called the chimpanzee coryza agent. A year later, the virus was obtained from children with lower respiratory tract infection and found associated with the formation of multinucleated syncytia and was named as Respiratory Syncytial Virus. Respiratory Syncytial virus belongs to the pneumovirus genus of Paramyxoviridae family......

Pox viruses are the largest and the most complex of all viruses, belongs to the family poxviridae and causes a number of diseases, are large enough to be seen under the light microscope. Poxviruses grow in Chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) and in tissue culture, produce pocks on the CAM in 48-72 hours....

Virology is the branch of microbiology that deals with the study of Viruses and viral diseases, the most controversial microorganism that whether it is living or non-living, serves as a fine line between the living and non-living world. Viruses are.... Get the Best Quality virology notes for FREE....

Poliovirus is the causative agent of poliomyelitis, an acute infection that affects the CNS i.e. the brain and spinal cord. Poliovirus belongs to Enterovirus genus of Picornaviridae. Poliovirus strains have been classified into three types as: 1, 2 & 3. Type 1 is the most common and causes most.....