monkeypox virus

Monkeypox Virus: Introduction, Classification, Incubation Period, Symptoms, Transmission, Lab Diagnosis, Treatment, Prevention, and Keynotes

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Introduction of Monkeypox Virus Monkeypox is a rare disease and its causative agent is the monkeypox virus (MPXV). This virus is a double-stranded DNA and it belongs to the Orthopoxvirus genus which includes the variola (smallpox) virus as well as the vaccinia virus, which is …

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DNA Viruses: Introduction, Family, Common Names, Virion, Capsid Symmetry, Nucleic Acid Type, Grouping, and Keynotes

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Introduction of DNA Viruses The virus is an obligate intracellular infectious agent and on the basis of nucleic acid, it is of two types-DNA viruses and RNA viruses. DNA viruses have DNA genomes. They are replicated by either host or virally encoded DNA polymerases.Some clinically …

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