New technique gives big picture of AIDS Aug 6, 2009
The human immunodeficiency virus or HIV is what is known as an RNA virus ... But RNA viruses are especially hard to defend against. (MSNBC -- Health)
New virus, old tale: animals share bugs with us May 7, 2009
Influenza is what is known as an RNA virus. Such viruses, mere snippets of genetic material, replicate inexactly, like photocopy machines on the fritz. (Huntington WSAZ-TV, WV)
Virginia Tech virologist developing more potent vaccine technology May 5, 2009
The influenza virus is an RNA virus. It includes Influenza A, B, and C. Components of A and B are included in yearly vaccines. (EurekAlert!)
Nigeria: Lassa Fever Caused By Black Rat -Ogunleye Mar 30, 2009
It is caused by an RNA virus, which belongs to the family that is described as Arenaviridae. Why is Lassa fever regarded as a deadly disease. (allAfrica.com)
What Vaccinations Does my Kitten Ne... Mar 24, 2009
Feline Immunodeficiency Virus is a retrovirus (single-stranded RNA virus) and infection is rare in cats less then a year old but increases as cats age, particularly around 8 years old. It is 3 x more common in male cats then females, possibly due to male cats being more prone to fighting. (Suite101.com)
Hepatitis C: Key Molecules That Inhibit Viral Production Identified Mar 17, 2009
An RNA virus like hepatitis C can mutate at a rate estimated as high as one million times that of DNA viruses; in contrast, DNA viruses contain an enzyme (polymerase) that acts as something of a proof reader to ensure that newly transcribed DNA strands are the same as the original, helping to reduce mutations. "In one sense, the ongoing issue with hepatitis C is that there are still so very few drugs to treat the virus and very few tools to study it," Strosberg said. (Science Daily)
Mathematical Models Reveal How Organisms Transcend The Sum Of Their Genes Feb 11, 2009
Computational Fitness Landscape for All Gene-Order Permutations of an RNA Virus. PLoS Computational Biology, Feb 6, 2009 DOI. (Science Daily)
Lab Stymied By First Case Of Marburg Fever Feb 8, 2009
The cause of Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever, the Marburg virus, is an RNA virus of the filovirus family, a species that includes the Ebola virus. Indigenous to Africa, the Marburg virus was first recognized in 1968 when it caused outbreaks of hemorrhagic fever in several European laboratory technicians who had been exposed to African green monkeys or their tissues and body fluids. (eMaxHealth.com)
