SUBJECT

Title

Veterinary Virology

Type of instruction

lecture

Level

master

Part of degree program
Credits

2

Recommended in

Semesters 1-4

Typically offered in

Autumn/Spring semester

Course description

Characteristics of animal pathogen viruses (morphology, resistance, biological properties, antigenicity)

The most important diseases caused by animal pathogen viruses (occurrence, pathomechanism, the most important clinical symptoms and pathologic lesions, methods of diagnosis and defence)

Viral infections common in animals and humans, az ún. zooantroponoses (i.e.: reabies, tickborne encephalitis, Ebola-virus infection etc.)

Introduction of the pathogens according their taxonomical position as follows:

1. Papilloma-, Polyoma-, Adenoviridae

2. Herpesviridae

3. Asfarviridae, Poxviridae

4. Parvo-, Circo-, Reo-, Birnaviridae

5. Picornaviridae

6. Calici-, Astroviridae

7. Toga- és Flaviviridae

8. Corona-, Arteriviridae

9. Orthomyxoviridae, Paramyxoviridae

10. Rhabdo-, Filoviridae

11. Arena-, Bunya- és Bornaviridae

12. Retro- és Hepadnaviridae

13. Viroidok, prionok

14. Bakteriophages

Readings
  • Veterinary Virology, Third Edition Ed.: F. A. Murphy, E. P. J. Gibbs, M. C. Horzinek, M. J. Studdert, Raven Press,1998, New York, London