Engaging society in managing germs and their effects
SARS-CoV-2 has RNA (ribonucleic acid) as its genome, so it falls under RNA viruses. Changes in the genome are very common among RNA viruses, compared to viruses which have DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) as the genome. This is because the changes that occur in the RNA genome during the replication
HIV infects and destroys cells that fight germs in our bodies. The medicines used to prevent the multiplication of HIV in our bodies are called antiretrovirals. There are different types of antiretrovirals, each of them targeting a different part of the virus. To prevent the multiplication of HIV, in a
Antimicrobial resistance is when a germ thrives in the presence of a medicine that previously inactivates or kills it. Generally, medicines that kill germs are called antimicrobials. Antimicrobials have played and continue to play a great role in the promotion of global health, socio-economic development, and advancement of nations and