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Which method demonstrates the presence of the virus directly in tissues, secretions, or excretions?
Which method demonstrates the presence of the virus directly in tissues, secretions, or excretions?
- Immunofluorescence (correct)
- Virus neutralization
- Isolation and characterization of the causative virus
- Complement fixation
What is the principle behind the ELISA technique?
What is the principle behind the ELISA technique?
- Enzyme-labeled antibody binds to antigen; substrate changes color (correct)
- Antibody inhibits viral hemagglutination
- Antibody neutralizes infectivity of virion
- Antigen-antibody complex binds complement, which is thereafter unavailable for the lysis of hemolysis-sensitized sheep RBC
Which technique involves the binding of peroxidase-labeled antibody to intracellular antigen, forming a colored precipitate?
Which technique involves the binding of peroxidase-labeled antibody to intracellular antigen, forming a colored precipitate?
- Immunoelectron microscopy
- Radioimmunoassay
- Immunoperoxidase staining (correct)
- Immunodiffusion
What does the complement fixation method rely on?
What does the complement fixation method rely on?
Which technique involves the visualization of antibody-aggregated virions using electron microscopy?
Which technique involves the visualization of antibody-aggregated virions using electron microscopy?
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