Animals

ANIMALS
  • Some viruses can not be cultivated in cell cultures or embryonated eggs. They must be propagated in living animals.
  • The host animal or experimental animals such as mice, guinea pigs or rabbits are used. By animal inoculation we can observe the symptoms , lesions and histopathology sections of infected tissues can be examined.
  • The disadvantages are the need for containment facility,ethical issues and variation in susceptility.
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