Course Contents

Historical perspective; general properties of viruses; classification and nomenclature; virus structure and assembly; replication cycle and genetics of viruses; animal and plant viruses; propagation, detection and quantification of viruses; pathogenesis and immune response of viral infections; laboratory diagnosis of viral diseases; vaccines and antiviral drugs; epidemiology; tumor viruses; viral vectors and gene therapy; emerging viruses; specific aspects of selected viral diseases

Course Synopsis

Aim of this course is to provide a generalized overview of virology as its stands today.