Virology
´ A virus is a small pathogen that can only be see under a microscope. Viral infections are illnesses caused by viruses that use ones cells to make more copies of themselves. The virus outbreaks of recent years, such as those from Zika, MERS-CoV, Swine influenza, SARS-CoV , SARS-CoV-2 and Mpox, illustrate the risk they pose, and the intensive research virology requires. Virological techniques are: ´ Used to do research and used in the Labs to diagnose diseases. ´ The specificity and sensitivity of an antibody (serological assays) for a particular antigen makes it a valuable tool for diagnostics ´ Sensitivity is the ability of a test to correctly identify those with the disease (true positive rate) ´ Specificity is the ability of the test to correctly identify those without the disease (true negative rate). Virological techniques are: ´ Used for a precise identification of the ongoing or past infe...