526-303 Medical Virology

Credit Points

Coordinator

Prerequisites

Microbiology 526-201 or 526-203 (1998 Handbook) or 526-201 and 526-221 (1999 Handbook); Biochemistry 521-211 and 521-212 or Genetics 652-214 and 652-215 (or 652-201) or Cell Biology 606-206.

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

By the end of the subject students should comprehend and be able to explain:

• the fundamental concepts of virology, with particular reference to the replication, pathogenesis, laboratory diagnosis and control of viruses of humans and animals;

• the biochemical and physiological mechanisms that underpin our understanding of these topics;

• the application of this knowledge to the solution of everyday disease problems.

Assessment

A 3-hour end-of-semester written examination.

Prescribed Texts

• White D. O. and Fenner F, Medical Virology. 4th ed., 1994, Academic Press.