Clinical Microbiology

VIRAL INFECTIONS AND ANTIVIRALS (MLS)

Learning Lab for Medical Laboratory Scientists

Author information
Neil Anderson, MD
Dr Anderson disclosed a consultant fee from Diasorin Molecular

Learning objectives:

  • Identify viral respiratory infections
  • Describe viral hepatitis
  • Describe viral gastroenteritis
  • Identify viral infections of the immunosuppressed
  • Describe viral sexually transmitted diseases
  • Describe viral central nervous system diseases
  • Explain vaccine preventable viruses
  • Describe arboviruses
  • Identify miscellaneous zoonotic viruses