Heart Failure: Introduction and Types

Heart Failure: Introduction and Types

INTRODUCTION OF HEART FAILURE Heart failure is also called cardiac failure. It is a condition where heart fails to supply sufficient amount of blood. This condition of insufficient blood supply occurs in all parts of the body. There may be the involvement of left ventricle or right ventricle or both. Heart failure can  be of acute … Read more

Important viruses and their properties

Important viruses and their properties

  Group Virus Characteristics Clinical importance Retroviruses Human T-cell leukaemia virus(HTLV-1)                       Human immune deficiency virus (HIV)       Spherical enveloped virus, 100nm in diameter Icosahedral cores contain two copies of linear RNA molecules and reverse transcriptase.       Differs from other retroviruses … Read more