Learning Objectives
- Identify the main structural features of the three groups of pathogens covered: viruses, prions and parasites
- Discuss the major replication strategies of DNA and RNA viruses, including integration into the host genome
- Correlate different viral infection and replication strategies with disease outcome
- Correlate lifecycles of major parasitic organisms to geographic occurrence, public health control programs and vaccine design
Viruses
- what are the structural features of viruses?
- how are viruses classified (4 ways)?
- what are the 4 types of viral reproductive strategies?
- how are viruses commonly transmitted?
- how are viruses transmitted vertically?
- what properties distinguish viruses from other organisms?
- what is meant by viral ‘tropism?’
- what are the 7 steps of a typical virus lifecycle?
Viral Infection
- what are 3 typical outcomes of viral infection?
- what viral vs host factors affect the outcome?
- what are 4 possible outcomes of an acute viral infection?
- what are 5 possible outcomes of a chronic viral infection?