Description
In the 1950s Adenoviruses were described as latent persisting agents in tonsils and adenoid tissue, as well as the cause of acute respiratory tract infection. Adenoviruses cause diseases in multiple organ systems (respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract, eye- and urogenital tract).
Adenoviruses belong to the family of adenoviridae and are icosahedral particles with a size of 90- 100nm. The virus consists of a protein capsid containing double-stranded DNA. Adenoviruses that are pathogenic for humans consist of 51 serotypes sorted into several subtypes. Serotype 1-8, 40, and 41 are most commonly isolated from humans