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Viral vector — Viral vectors are a tool commonly used by molecular biologists to deliver genetic material into cells. This process can be performed inside a living organism ( in vivo ) or in cell culture ( in vitro ). Viruses have evolved specialized molecular… … Wikipedia
Viral load — is a measure of the severity of a viral infection, and can be calculated by estimating the amount of virus in an involved body fluid. For example, it can be given in RNA copies per milliliter of blood plasma. Determination of viral load is part… … Wikipedia
Viral hemorrhagic fever — Classification and external resources ICD 10 A96 A … Wikipedia
therapy — 1. The treatment of disease or disorder by any method. SEE ALSO: therapeutics. 2. In psychiatry, and clinical psychology, a short term for psychotherapy. SEE ALSO: psychotherapy … Medical dictionary
Viral hepatitis — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D006525 Viral hepatitis is the cause of most cases of acute hepatitis. Types include Hepatitis A,… … Wikipedia
viral vector — A type of virus used in cancer therapy. The virus is changed in the laboratory and cannot cause disease. Viral vectors produce tumor antigens (proteins found on a tumor cell) and can stimulate an antitumor immune response in the body. Viral… … English dictionary of cancer terms
viral gene transfer — in gene therapy, the use of a virus to deliver a new DNA sequence to a defective cell; called also viral gene delivery … Medical dictionary
Gene therapy — using an Adenovirus vector. A new gene is inserted into an adenovirull. If the treatment is successful, the new gene will make a functional protein. Gene therapy is the insertion, alteration, or removal of genes within an individual s cells and… … Wikipedia
Helminthic therapy — Infectious Necator americanus L3 larva. Invisible to the naked eye, from 10 to 35 are applied to the skin in therapy, either in a single dose or in multiple smaller doses over the course of two or three months. Helminthic therapy, a type of… … Wikipedia
Feline viral rhinotracheitis — Taxobox virus group = i familia = Herpesviridae genus = Varicellovirus species = Feline herpesvirus 1 (FHV 1)Feline viral rhinotracheitis (FVR) is an upper respiratory infection of cats caused by feline herpesvirus 1 , of the family Herpesviridae … Wikipedia
