Course: Virology

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Course title Virology
Course code KBB/OBF
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Navrátil Milan, prof. RNDr. CSc.
  • Šafářová Dana, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Viruses, viroids, satellites, and prions: definition, main attributes. The function, formation and structure of virus particle. Classification of viruses and their main criteria. Virus replication: lytic and lysogenic cycles, live cycles of PPV, TMV and CaMV. Virus-host interactions. Pathogenesis. The course of virus infection, prevention and therapy of virus infection. Viruses and cancer. Ecology of viruses: ecological factors, transmission and spreading of viruses, epidemiology, natural reservoirs of infection. Origin and evolution of viruses. Disease diagnosis and virus detection. Economic impact of viruses.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes

Student is able to (after attending the course): - Describe the sub-cellular organiosms and principles of their classification (viruses, viriods, satellites, priones). - Describe the reproduction cycles of viruses. - Describe the interactions virus-host and main phases of pathogenesis. - Describe the main factors for understanding the epidemiology of viral diseases.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

exam: test within lectures (70 % to pass)
Recommended literature
  • Bos, L. (1999). Plant viruses, unique and intriguing pathogens - a textbook of plant virology. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden.
  • Kůdela, V. a kol. (1989). Obecná fytopatologie. Academia Praha.
  • Žemla, J., Čiampor, F. a Labuda M. (1998). Špeciálná virológia. SAP (Bratislava).


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Plant Pathology (2019) Category: Biology courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer