The virus of the month: norovirus
Norovirus was first reported in 1929 when it was singled out as the cause of a winter vomiting disease. In 1968, the virus was named Norwalk virus, and many of its symptoms and incubation times were described as part of investigations of a large outbreak. In the...
Enveloped vs. non-enveloped viruses
We’re often asked, what’s the differences between enveloped and non-enveloped viruses, or should I test my product or drug against an enveloped or non-enveloped virus. Here we give some background on these two classes of viruses. Almost 100 years studying virus...
How to test if a material is antiviral: ISO18184
Listen to this blog article: What is ISO18184, and what is it for? Suppose you’ve got a textile product and you’d like to know if it is antiviral. Then you need ISO18184. The ISO18184 test is a standardized experiment for testing the virucidal properties of...
Containment Level 2 and 3 Laboratories
Listen to this blog article: Biological Agent Hazard Groups We’re used to hearing about the American Biosafety Levels (BSL) system from movies, books, and of course, the media. Here in the UK, we use a different categorisation method, the Containment Level...Page 8 of 30