A newly developed, analytically validated automated qPCR assay for Torque teno virus DNA achieved a limit of detection of ...

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is characterised by a rapid rise in viral RNA within the upper respiratory tract, reaching peak levels near symptom onset, ...

According to an article published in the journal PLOS Pathogens, severe COVID-19 patients can be divided into two distinct groups: those with a high viral load and relatively little inflammation, and ...

Viral load dynamics in COVID-19 encompass the quantity and temporal distribution of SARS-CoV-2 in various biological compartments, notably the respiratory tract and bloodstream, and have emerged as ...

Since SARS-CoV-2 first emerged in late 2019, the virus has undergone a remarkable evolutionary journey. Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, successive variants—including Alpha, Delta and Omicron ...

Virology researchers have found that a specific protein modification to the immune protein MDA5 is key to how our bodies detect and respond to viruses and viral replication. The publication explains ...

The decrease in CD4 cells during HIV infection seems to be driven by immune activation, which does not always correlate with viral load. Experienced clinicians are all too familiar with the ...

The rate of HIV infection continues to climb globally. Around 40 million people live with HIV-1, the most common HIV strain. While symptoms can now be better managed with lifelong treatment, there is ...

Glycyrrhizic acid from licorice root suppressed BVDV replication by more than 80 percent in cell culture and reduced liver ...