B.S Microbiology Eighth Semester (Session 2015)
This course is about viruses of medical importance. This includes the interaction of the virus with a host cell, infection, multiplication, and release from host cells as well as the impact of infection on the host cell. Diagnosis of viral infection and the study of anti-viral agents also includes in the course.
Besides this, the course includes a study of molecular biology, biochemistry, and genetics of medically important and emerging viruses such as:
· Coronaviruses (e.g. COVID19, SARS, MERS-CoV)
· Poxviruses (e.g. smallpox virus)
· Hepatitis viruses (e.g. Hepatitis A, B, C, D, E viruses)
· Herpes viruses (e.g. Herpes simplex virus, Human cytomegalovirus)
· Retroviruses (e.g. HIV)
· Tumor viruses etc (DNA & RNA)
Coronavirus_MGN_CDC.jpg- Teacher: Dr Kifayatullah Khan