Bi8990 Viral diseases of vertebrates

Faculty of Science
Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Monika Vítězová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Zdeněk Hubálek, DrSc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Prerequisites
General virology Bi5420
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Viral diseases of vertebrates provides a general introduction to the field of human and animal viral diseases. At the end of this course students should be able to:
explain transmission routes of viruses;
discuss clinical features, pathogenesis and immunity, host range, incubation period, laboratory diagnosis and epidemiology of viruses.
Syllabus
  • 1. Genaral introduction (viruses and organisms, types of infections, mechanisms of spread in the body, transmision of viruses etc.) 2. Adenoviridae 3. Polyomaviridae 4. Papillomaviridae 5. Poxviridae 6. Iridoviridae 7. Asfaviridae 8. Herpesviridae 9. Circoviridae 10. Parvoviridae 11. Reoviridae 12. Birnaviridae 13. Picornaviridae 14. Arteriviridae 15. Roniviridae 16. Astroviridae 17. Caliciviridae 18. Flaviviridae 19. Nodaviridae 20. Togaviridae 21. Bornaviridae 22. Filoviridae 23. Rhabdoviridae 24. Paramyxoviridae 25. Orthomyxoviridae 26. Arenaviridae 27. Bunyaviridae 28. Retroviridae 29. Hapadnaviridae 30. Coronaviridae 31. Prions
Literature
  • Principles of virology :molecular biology, pathogenesis and control. Washington: ASM Press, 2000, xxiv, 804. ISBN 1-55581-127-2. info
  • Špeciálna virológia. Edited by Jaroslav Žemla - Fedor Čiampor - Milan Labuda. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Slovac Academic Press, 1998, 226 s., č. ISBN 80-88908-04-3. info
  • TIMBURY, Morag C. Notes on medical virology. 11th ed. New York: Churchill Livingstone, 1997, 196 s. ISBN 0-443-05846-6. info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
colloquium
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, spring 2012 - acreditation.