Vel
I know they use small amounts of certain anesthesia for halting cell cultures of other things, but viruses? Having never handled viruses in a lab environment, I don't know..I always thought they just froze them at the specified temp at whatever stage they wanted. Most of what I know really is only how to identify the virus, the symptoms of the infection and to treat the viral infection. I've never actually tried to grow one before.
I'll have to see about that one, but regardless, it only be a very small amount. However, if you can point me to sources that show me how to culture viruses (as in halt their growth...I know how to culture them)...though each virus is pretty different...anyway.
KV