Deepening the knowledge about animal viruses (origins, classification, replicative strategies, virulence, immunoevasion mechanisms) and their applications (antiviral vaccines, viral vectors for gene expression, oncolytic viruses).
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Mutuazione: 20410321 VIROLOGIA ANIMALE GENERALE ED APPLICATA in Biologia Molecolare, Cellulare e della Salute LM-6 R SACCHI ALESSANDRA
Programme
Structure and classification of viruses; the viral replication cycle; replication cycle of DNA viruses: HPV, HSV, and EBV; adenoviruses, poxviruses, HBV and HDV; replication cycle of RNA viruses: picornaviruses (poliovirus), influenza virus, coronaviruses, retroviruses and HIV, rhabdoviruses, emerging viruses such as West Nile, Zika, and dengue. Antiviral immune response; antiviral drugs.