by Deb Balzer, Mayo Clinic Electron micrograph of negatively stained Parvovirus B19 in blood. Each virus particle is about 25 to 30nM in diameter. Credit: GrahamColm/CC BY 3.0Parvovirus B19 is the cause of fifth disease, a mild rash typically seen in children, although adults can contract the virus. Parvovirus B19 affects only humans. You can’t contract...
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE – INRS IMAGE: PETER TIJSSEN IS A PROFESSOR EMERITUS AT INRS WHO SPECIALIZES IN MOLECULAR VIROLOGY. Researchers at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), in collaboration with American scientists, have uncovered a new parvovirus strategy for reaching the cell nucleus which is their site of replication. This new...
