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General Virology

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Abstract

Introduction into the basics of virology, including characterization of viruses, virus-cell interactions, virus-host interactions, virus-host population interactions, basics of prevention and prophylaxis as well as diagnostics.

Objective

Introduction into the basics of virology.

Content

Basics in virology. Characterization of viruses, virus-cell interactions, virus-host interactions, virus-host population interactions, basics of prevention and prophylaxis as well as diagnostics.

Resources

Lecture Notes

The lecture uses the lecturer's 'Allgemeine Virologie' as a basis.The lecturer's slides as well as selected primary literature will be provided 24-48 hrs prior to the lecture in pdf format.

Literature

Jane Flint, Vincent R. Racaniello, Glenn F. Rall, Theodora Hatziioannou, Anna Marie Skalka Principles of Virology, 2020, 5th Edition (Multi-Volume) ISBN: 978-1-683-67032-2 Kurt Tobler, Mathias Ackermann und Cornel Fraefel, Allgemeine Virologie, 2021, 2. Auflage UTB-Band-Nr.:4516 Haupt Verlag Bern ISBN: 978-3-8252-5630-2

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