"Virologic" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
Relating to or concerned with the study of viruses or viral diseases.
A virion is a ripe, infectious particle of a virus that is capable of infecting and replicating within a host cell. It is the mature form of a virus, consisting of a protein coat (capsid) that encloses a core of genetic material, either DNA or RNA, surrounded by a lipid bilayer (envelope).
The study of viruses, including their structure, classification, distribution, evolution, disease causing properties, host range, epidemicity, cultivability, serial passaging, methods of transmission, pathogenicity, immunogenicity, diagnosis, treatment, and control.