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Course Description

This course is designed to give students the basic understanding of the concept of viruses and how they violate the cellular theory. The basic structures of viruses and their functions will be highlighted. The viral classification system and the life cycles of animal, plant, and bacterial viruses will be emphasized. The isolation, cultivation, and detection of viruses will be determined and taught practically in the laboratory. The general route of transmission and the development of viral diseases with their treatments will be discussed. Novel infectious agents such as prions, viroids, and virusoids will be introduced.

Course Learning Outcomes

1 ) Classify the morphology and characteristics of viruses
2 ) Relate the pathogenicity of viral diseases with viral classification
3 ) Demonstrate the experiment and interpret the isolation and cultivation of viruses

Course Details

STATUS : Open
DURATION : FLEXIBLE
EFFORT : 2 hours per week
MODE : 100% Online
COURSE LEVEL : Beginner
LANGUAGE : English
CLUSTER : Science & Technology ( ST )

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Syllabus

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

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

3.1 Life cycle of animal, plant and bacterial 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

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

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

7.1 Introduction
7.2 Mechanism of action
7.3 Advance development

8.1 Viroids
8.2 Virusoids
8.3 Prions