| A | B |
|---|
| Respiratory transmission | Paramyxovirus |
| Respiratory transmission | VZV |
| Respiratory transmission | B19 |
| Respiratory transmission | Influenza-,Picorana-,Rhino- |
| Contact transmission | lesions, saliva, fomites |
| Contact transmission | HSV |
| Contact transmission | Poxvirus |
| Zoonoses | Togavirus |
| Zoonoses | Rabies, flavivirus,hantavirus, orf (pox) |
| Transmission via blood | HIV |
| Transmission via blood | HTLV-1, HEP- B, HEP C, CMV |
| Transmission via Sexual Contact | Molluscum Contagiosum |
| Maternal-neonatal transmission | Rubella, B19, VSV, HSV, CMV |
| Transmitted Genetically | Prions, retroviruses |
| HETEROLOGOUS INTERFERENCE | RUBELLA INHIBITS PICORNAVIRUS |
| HEMADSORPTION | HEMAGLUTININ BINDS ERYTHROCYTES |
| HEMAGGLUTINATION | TOGAVIRUS, MUMPS, INFLUENZE, PARAINFLUENZA |
| DETECT ANTIGENS ON OR WITHIN A CELL | IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE |
| DETECT FREE VIRUS /ANTIGEN (RELEASED) | ELISA, RIA, LA |
| SHELL VIAL | INCREASED EFFICIENCY OF INFECTION |
| SPECIFIC VIRAL GENETIC SEQ. | IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION |
| VIRAL GENOME DETECTION | SOUTHERN OR DOT BLOT |
| RT-PCR | USES RETROVIRAL RT FOR PCR OF VIRUSES |
| DETECT LATENT/INTEGRATED VIRUS | RT-PCR |
| REAL TIME PCR | QUANTIFICATION OF VIRAL LOAD |
| TRANSCRIPTION BASED AMPLIFICATION | RT>cDNA>RNA POL OF T7 PHAGE POL |
| VIRUS SPECIFIC IgM ANTIBODY | RECENT PRIMARY INFECTION |
| SEROCONVERSION INDICATED BY | 4X INCREASE IN TITER FROM ACUTE & CONVALESCENT |
| ANAMNESTIC | BOOSTER/SECONDARY RESPONSE |
| HI | USED TO ID VIRUSES THAT CAN SELECTIVELY AGGLUT. RBCS OF VARIOUS SPECIES |
| USED TO DETECT/QUANTITIATE ANTIGEN & ANTIBODY | LA, ELISA, RIA |
