Hepatitis C Viruses, Tem #4 is a photograph by Thomas Deerinck, Ncmir which was uploaded on May 2nd, 2013.
Hepatitis C Viruses, Tem #4
Hepatitis C viruses. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of hepatitis C virus particles (orange) infecting cultured liver cells (green).... more
Title
Hepatitis C Viruses, Tem #4
Artist
Thomas Deerinck, Ncmir
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Photograph
Description
Hepatitis C viruses. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of hepatitis C virus particles (orange) infecting cultured liver cells (green). The virus consists of a core of RNA (ribonucleic acid) enclosed in a capsid, and surrounding by a glycoprotein envelope. It infects liver cells causing an inflammatory disease that can lead to degeneration and scarring (cirrhosis). It is transmitted by blood-to-blood contact. There is no vaccine for hepatitis C. Magnification x20,000 when printed at 10 centimetres wide.
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May 2nd, 2013