MBIO 1220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Animal Virus, Veterinary Virology, Zoonosis

• School: University of Manitoba
• Department: Microbiology
• Course: MBIO 1220
• Professor: Silvia Cardona

Document Summary

This unit will introduce viruses and other non-living infectious particles. Although they are structurally quite simple compared to cellular microorganisms, viruses play an important role in human health as the agents responsible for a number of important diseases, including chicken pox, the flu and hiv. Viral infections are difficult to treat, as the effectiveness of antiviral agents is typically limited to one or two viral types. Thus, as a health-care professional, determining which virus is infecting the patient is important so that proper therapeutics can be administered. Unit activities: read the following sections in chapter 13 in your textbook. The summaries and/or guidelines provided with the reading list will direct you to the examinable parts of each textbook section. a. Read the introductory paragraphs to the chapter to gain an appreciation for how viruses were discovered, what viruses are, and how they differ from cellular life forms. Bacteriophage" (or simply phage") in your notes: section 13. 1: general characteristics of viruses.