Introduction
1.1 Definition of a virus
1.2 General characteristics of viruses in animal, plant, and bacteria
1.3 Viral Morphology
1.4 Host range and specificity of viruses
1.5 Viewing viral particles
1.6 Inactivation of viral particles

Classification of viruses
2.1 Naming of viruses
2.2 Criteria used in the classification of viruses
2.2.1 Baltimore
2.2.2 ICTV

Viral Multiplication
3.1 Life cycle of animal, plant and bacterial viruses

Isolation, Cultivation and Detection of viruses
4.1 Isolation of viruses
4.1.1 Plaque Formation Assay
4.1.2 Purification Techniques
4.2 Cultivation of viruses
4.2.1 Animal Viruses such as animal Inoculation, inoculation into embryonated egg and cell culture
4.2.2 Plant and Bacterial viruses
4.3 Detection of viruses
4.3.1 Cytopathic Effects
4.3.2 Hemagglutination Assay
4.3.3 Nucleic Acid Amplification Test
4.3.4 Enzyme Immunoassay

Viral Infection in Human
5.1 Viral diseases development
5.1.1 Pathogenesis
5.1.2 Latency
5.2 Virus teratogenesis
5.3 Virus causing cancer
5.4 Examples of diseases-HIV

Vaccines
6.1 History
6.2 Types
6.3 Mechanism of action
6.4 Limitation and ethical issues

Antiviral Agent
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Mechanism of action
7.3 Advance development

Novel Acellular Infectious agents
8.1 Viroids
8.2 Virusoids
8.3 Prions

Q1 : Who can enroll to this MOOC?
A1 : Anyone who wishes to learn about the basic knowledge of Virology.

Q2 : Do I need to have a strong virology background before I can enroll?
A2 : No. You will learn basic introduction to viruses through this course.