HU Credits: 3

Degree/Cycle: 2nd degree (Master)

Responsible Department: veterinary medicine

Semester: 2nd Semester

Teaching Languages: Hebrew

Campus: Rehovot

Course/Module Coordinator: Dr. Gila Kahila Bar-Gal

Coordinator Email: gila.kahila@mail.huji.ac.il

Coordinator Office Hours: By appointment

Teaching Staff:
Dr. Gila Kahila
Dr. Avner Finger
Dr. David Dan
Dr. Caroline Noach

Course/Module description:
viral diseases in the veterinary medicine

Course/Module aims:
Understanding of the mechanisms of interaction between the virus its host, how the virus causes the host or recovery factors or important viral diseases in veterinary medicine, a vaccine against the virus and the use of viruses in gene therapy.

Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Describe the factors leading to viral diseases in the veterinary medicine. Identify way to treat them

Attendance requirements(%):
100

Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: Frontal lectures

Course/Module Content:
1. Introduction + Virus structure biology and virus assembly
2. Immunology of viral infection
3. Methodology in viral identification
4. Intoduction to Vaccinology + The development of viral vaccines - Molecular approach
5. Introduction to DNA and RNA viruses
6. DNA viruses(Adenovirus Parvo and Coronavirus)
7. Rhabdoviruses
8. Arboviruses
9. Arboviruses+ Influenza
10. Herpes virus
11. Retroviruses
12. Emerging Viruses, zoonotic viruses and viral-host interaction
13. Oncogenic viruses + Viruses as vectores and viral genetics

Required Reading:
1.Principles of Virology - Molecular Biology, Pathogenesis, and Control – Flint, Enquist, Krug, Racaniello, Skalka. ASM Press-1st edition, 2000, or 2nd edition 2004
2.Fundamental virology / editors- in –chief, Bernard N. Fields, David M. Knipe, Peter M. Howley. Raven Press- 4th edition, 2001.
3.Veterinary Virology - Murphy, Gibbs, Horzinek, Studdert. Academic Press – 3rd edition, 1999.
4.Viral Pathogenesis and Immunity – Nathanson. Lippinkott – Raven Publishers, 2002

Additional Reading Material:
-

Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 70 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 30 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %

Additional information:
Attendance is mandatory and non-justified absence will lead to reduction in score (up to 10%)