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| MICR0208-1

 | Virology

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| Duration : | 15h Th | |
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| Holder(s) : | Jacques Piette | |
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| Course contents :
| Chapter I : Basis of virology Chapter II : The various infectious cycles Chapter III : The various steps of an infectious cycle Chapiter IV : The possible origin of latency in relationship with several pathologies Chapter V : How can we classify virus- the Baltimore classification. Chaptre VI : Class V : Orthomyxoviridae; paramyxoviridae; rhabdoviridae. Chapter VII : Class IV : Picornaviridae; togaviridae; flaviviridae; coronaviridae. Chapter VIII : Class III : Reoviridae. Chapter IX : Class I : Herpesvirus; papovaviridae; adénoviridae; poxviridae. Chapter X : Class II : Parvoviridae; bactériophages FX174 & M13 Chapter XI : Class VI : Retroviridae, lentivirus & HIV Chapter XII : Class VII : Hepdnaviridae; HBV Chapter XIII : The viruses that escape the immune system. | |
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| Course objective :
| Obtaining a general view of the diversity of the world of virus and of the complexicity of the interactions between host and virus. Helping in the general understanding on how the immune response to virus is triggered by the host. | |
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| Prerequisites :
| None | |
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| Workshops :
| cfr. the integrated pratical course to students of the 1 ere licence in biochemistry | |
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| Organization :
| Course of 90 min simulatneously given to the students of the 1ere licence in animal and vegetal biology | |
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| Written notes :
| No written notes. However, the students will receive copies of the overheads shown during the course. Text book is Virology (Ed B. Fields et al, Lippincott-Ravel et al. , New-York, USA) and principles of Virology (Ed Flint et al., ASM Press, Washington, USA) | |
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| Assessment :
| Oral examination. Two questions on the theoretical course | |
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| Contacts :
| Jacques Piette, Directeur de Recherches FNRS et Professeur Adjoint. Laboratoire de Virologie & Immunologie, Institut de Pathologie, Bât. B23, 4000 Liège 1 (Sart Tilman) Tél : 04/366.24.42, Fax : 04/366.24.33, E-mail : jpiette@ulg.ac.be | |
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