Caitlin Pickart

Humans and Viruses
Human Biology 115A
Winter, 1998
Robert Siegel, instructor

Astrovirus page


Fig. 1: Image of astrovirus, taken by negative-stain
transmission electron microscopy. Note the star-like
images exhibited by individual virus particles.
Bar = 50 nanometers. (Credit: F.P. Williams, MCEARD)

+Introduction
 +Historical notes
 +Classification and Taxonomy
 +Human Viruses associated with this family
 +Human Diseases associated with this family
 +Transmission
 +Immune response and host defenses
 +Management and therapy
 +Prevention
 +Vaccination
 +Additional issues
 +Useful web links
 +References

Comments?

Created: February 1, 1998
Last modified: March 7, 1998