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  #1

Can anybody tell me an easy way to remember the viruses as in which ones are

DNA/RNA; segmented/unsegmented; linear/circular; singlestanded/doublestranded; enveloped/naked etc.

I always get confused.Please help....Thank you.


  #2

Sorry,but there is absolutely NO way to easily remember this thing.I suggest you learn it by heart and try to revise a couple of times.There is an entire chapter in lange book regarding this classification and it made me CRAZY!!!

  #3

best way is the tables in back pages of kaplan material

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  #4

thanks both of you.

  #5

i think that is possible to remeber that in esay way by doing somme mnemonics so
for
RNA virus...all are ss except Reovirus ( reo and rota)
all are enveloped except PCR ( picorna calici and reo)
+ SS and are PCR and FTR ( flavi toga and retro) add corona virus
RNA all linear except BAD ( bunya arena and dettavirus= circular)
capsid symmetry icoshedral = PCR and FTR others are HelicaL.
segmented virus are BAROS ( good portuguese football player )which are Bunya arena reo orthomixo)
others mneumonics
picornavirus= percha ( poli echo rhino coxsacckie hep A)
togavirus= wear virus ( west and east equine encephalitis and rubella)
flavivirus= dycs virus ( dengue yellow fever and heP C and st louis enceph^)
hope this will help you...take care...;-)



  #6

Thanks a lot










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