Virology — Medical Microbiology

Microbiology · Basic Sciences

How it begins

Estructura, replicación, patogénesis, oncogénesis, diagnóstico y terapéutica antiviral de los virus médicamente relevantes

What it covers

1. Introduction to Virology
2. · Comparison with Bacteria and Parasites
3. Viral Structure and Morphology
4. · The Viral Genome
5. · The Capsid
6. · Lipid Envelope (Peplos)
7. · Additional Structures
8. Classification: ICTV System and Baltimore Classification
9. · ICTV System (International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses)
10. · Baltimore Qualifying (1971)
11. · Main Families of Medically Relevant Viruses
12. Viral Replication Cycle
13. · Stages of the Replicative Cycle
14. · One-step growth curve
15. · Viral Tropism and Key Receptors
16. · HIV-1 Replication (Retrovirus Model)
17. Viral Pathogenesis
18. · Determinants of Pathogenesis
19. · Types of Viral Infection
20. · Mechanisms of Viral Tissue Damage
21. · Propagation and Dissemination
22. Respuesta Inmune Antiviral
23. · Innate Antiviral Immunity
24. · Antiviral Adaptive Immunity
25. · Viral Immune Evasion Strategies
26. DNA Viruses: Herpesviridae Family
27. DNA viruses: Poxviridae, Adenoviridae, Papillomaviridae, Hepadnaviridae
28. RNA Viruses: Orthomyxoviridae and Respiratory Infections
29. RNA viruses: Picornaviridae, Coronaviridae, Caliciviridae, Reoviridae
30. Arbovirus, Filovirus and Rhabdovirus
31. Retroviridae: HIV/AIDS in Depth
32. Viral Oncogenesis
33. · Mechanisms of Viral Oncogenesis
34. Antivirals: Mechanisms of Action
35. · Antiviral Therapeutic Targets
36. · Antiviral Resistance
37. Virological Diagnosis
38. · Direct Methods (detect the virus or its components)
39. · Indirect Methods (Serology)
40. Antiviral Vaccines: Types, Mechanisms and Overview
41. · Types of Antiviral Vaccines
42. · Correlates of Protection and Immune Memory
43. Emerging and Reemerging Viruses
44. · The One Health Concept and Pandemic Preparedness