B8990 Viral diseases of vertebrates

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2001
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Danuška Horáková, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
RNDr. Danuška Horáková, CSc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: RNDr. Danuška Horáková, CSc.
Prerequisites
B4090 General microbiology && B4020 Molecular biology && C3580 Biochemistry
Examination - general microbiology, molecular biology, biochemistry.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Epidemiology of virus infection. Pathogenicity and virulence of viruses. Immunological responses to virus infection. Interferon. Cellular or viral products affecting the immune system. Persistent infections. Formation of tumors. Viral vaccines. Diseases produced by Papovaviruses, Adenoviruses,Herpesviruses.Poxviruses diseases of man. Poxviruses zoonosis.Diseases produced by Iridoviruses. Human and animal Parvoviruses. Diseases produced by Reovirus and Arenavirus.Diseases produced by Bunyaviruses. Hemorrhagic fever caused by Filoviruses. Fiseases produced by Coronaviruses, Orthomyxoviruses and Paramyxoviruses.Infections by Picornaviruses, Calciviruses, Astroviruses and Rhabdoviruses. Flaviviridae. Retroviruses. Viral hepatitis. Low-level virus infections.
Literature
  • Žemla J., Čiampor F. Labuda M. Špeciálna virológia. SAP Bratislava 1998, ISBN 80-887908-04-3
  • Vařejka F., Mráz O., Smola J. Speciální veterinární mikrobiologie. SZN Praha 1989
  • LEVY, Jay A., Heinz FRAENKEL-CONRAT and Robert A. OWENS. Virology. 3rd ed. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1994, xii, 447 s. ISBN 0-13-953753-8. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Přednáška, ústní zkouška.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000.
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