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what was the “first” virus identified?

tobacco mosaic virus

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what was the first animal virus?

foot and mouth disease

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how were viruses classified early on?

  • based on disease characteristics, virion morphology, etc.

  • ex. hepatitis viruses

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-viridae

  • suffix that designates virus families

  • e.g. rhabdoviridae (rabies virus family)

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serotype

  • viruses that are closely related antigenically

  • defined using neutralizing immune serum

  • made up of a single virus species

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serogroup

  • group of viruses that are related antigenically

  • defined using panel of neutralizing immune serum, which cross-react with viruses in group

  • made up of multiple virus species