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Free choice courses
| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
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| 1° 2° 3° 4° 5° 6° | Univero’ 2019 | D | Not yet assigned |
Emerging Viruses and zonosis (Corso Elettivo) (2019/2020)
Teaching code
4S007509
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
1
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
BIO/11 - MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Period
2° semestre 1°- 5° anno dal Feb 17, 2020 al May 29, 2020.
Learning outcomes
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, MERS coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, influenza (including avian flu and swine flu), Ebola Virus / Maburg
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.
Program
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
SARS-CoV-2 e COVID_19
| Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Examination Methods
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
