Emerging Viruses: definition, epidemiology, dynamics, zoonoses.
Description of the characteristics, biology, the infectious cycle, epidemiology, as well as the prospects for development of drugs and / or vaccines against emerging viruses that raised public attention and concerns in recent years (Hantavirus, Arbovirus, West Nile , Chikunguya, Nipah, Hendra, Monkeypox, etc.).
Particular focus on the following pathogens: SARS coronavirus and MERS coronavirus, influenza (including avian flu and swine flu), Ebola Virus / Maburg, HIV and AIDS.
At the end of the course, students will be able to understand how biological, epidemiological, molecular and adaptive mechanisms can determine the appearance of new infectious agents.
Introduction
Definition
Epidemiology
Dinamics
Zoonoses
West Nile, Chikunguya, Nipah, Nedra, Monkeypox
Hantavirus, Ebola, Marburg, other Arboviruses
Spanish flu
Avian flu
Swine flu
SARS coronavirus
MERS coronavirus
| Reference books | |||||
| Author | Title | Publisher | Year | ISBN | Note |
| G. Maga | AIDS, la verità negata (Edizione 1) | Zanichelli | 2014 | 978-8-849-00480-9 | |
| G. Maga | Occhio ai virus (Edizione 1) | Zanichelli | 2016 | 978-88-08-17380-5 | |
| David Quammen | Spillover. L'evoluzione delle pandemie | Adelphi | 2014 | 978-8-845-92929-8 | |
Frequency-based (at least 4 out of 5 lessons)
Room section of Biology and Genetics, Biological Institutes, B block
Recommended years: 2-3-4
Date and time: March 5-10-12-17-19, 2020, 3.30 PM
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