Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
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ISBN: 9781259709227
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor, Heidi Smith
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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The name of one or more medical procedures or treatments that use viruses to benefit human health.

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Viruses are known as small infectious particlesand they require a host cell for their multiplication and growth. Viruses are mainly responsible for causing severe infectious diseases. But certain viruses also have potential advantages and they are used to target gene in medical procedures. For example, adenoviruses are used in gene therapy to target the gene of interest into a human cell to cure genetic disorder.

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