ECTS credits ECTS credits: 4.5
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 74.2 Hours of tutorials: 2.25 Expository Class: 18 Interactive Classroom: 18 Total: 112.45
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary Degree Subject RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Center Faculty of Biology
Call: First Semester
Teaching: Sin Docencia (En Extinción)
Enrolment: No Matriculable (Sólo Planes en Extinción)
At the end of the course the student should know "the main animal viruses, their strucutre, replication strategies and genetic diverstiy, as well as the methods of prevention and control of viral diseases". In addition the most importan human viral diseases will be studied, following the viral tropism.
Theoretical program:
lesson I.- Introduction: History and definition of Virology. Virus and evolution (1/2 h)
lesson II.- Viral nature (2h)
lesson III.- Study methods (0,5h) (the subject will be also worked in tutorial groups)
lesson IV.- Viral taxonomy(1/2h).
lesson V.- Viral replication [6h]
lesson VI.- Animal virus genetics [2h ].
lesson VII.- Virus-cells interactions and virus-host interactions [3h]
lesson VIII.- Central Nervous System Infections: Encephalytis and Meningitis [2h]
lesson IX.- Respiratory Infections: [2h]
lesson X.- Acute Diarrhoeal disease virus [1 h]
lesson XI.- Epithelial and mucosal Infections: [2 h]
lesson XII.- Hepatitis.[1 h]
lesson XIII.- Haemorrhagic fevers and other located geographical sindromes[2h]
Tema XIV.- Human Immunodeficiency viruses. [1h]
Tema XV.- Infectious Mononucleosis Ocular and cardiac infections [1h]
Blackboard and Seminars programs (4 h)
Blackboard.- Practical exercises and resolution of problems related to methodology, viral structure, replication y genetics. (on line)
Seminars.- Oral presentation of specific issues (previously prepared by the students) 4 h
Tutorials program (1h)
Tutoríals.- Tutorials will be programmed, at the beggining of the academic year, one tutorial will be dedicated to the explanation of the doubts on methodoly used for virus study and another. later on, for preparation of seminars.
Practical classes
1. Cell culture 2h
2. Viral Morphology and Ultraestructure 1h
3. Viral Diagnosis: Phisico-chemical characterization 1,5h
4. Viral Diagnosis and Typing: Serological methods 2h
5. Viral Diagnosis and Typing: Molecular methods 3,5h
Recommended bibliography
Carrasco, L. y Almendral del Río, J.M. coords., 2005. Virus patógenos. Madrid: Hélice.
Flint, S.J., Enquist, L.W., Krug, R.M., Racaniello, V.R. and Skalka, A.M., 2000. Principles of virology: molecular biology, pathogenesis, and control. Washington, DC: ASM Press.
Flint, S.J., Racaniello, V.R., Rall, G.F. and Skalka, A.M., 2015. Principles of virology. 4th ed. 2 vol. Washington, DC: ASM Press.
Shors, T., 2009. Virus: estudio molecular con orientación clínica. Buenos Aires: Editorial Médica Panamericana.
Storch, G.A., ed., 2000. Essentials of diagnostic virology. New York: Churchill Livingstone.
Strauss, J.H. and Strauss, L.G., 2008. Viruses and human disease. 2nd ed. Amsterdam: Elsevier Academic Press.
Other bibilography
Cann, A.J., 2009. Principios de virología molecular. Zaragoza: Acribia.
Carter, J.B. and Saunders, V., 2013. Virology: principles and applications. 2nd ed. Chichester, WS: John Wiley & Sons.
Collier, L. y Oxford, J., 2008. Virología humana: texto para estudiantes de medicina, odontología y microbiología. México: McGraw-Hill Interamericana.
Dimmock, N.J., Easton, A.J. and Leppard, K.N., 2007. Introduction to modern virology. 6th ed. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing.
Fenner, F, Bachmann, P.A., Gibbs, E.P.J., Murphy, F.A., Studdert, M.J. y White, D.O., 1992. Virología veterinaria. Zaragoza: Acribia.
Joklik, W.K., 1985. Virology. 2nd ed. Norwalk, CT: Appleton-Century-Crofts.
Knipe, D.M. and Howley, P.M. eds., 2001. Fields virology. 4th ed. 2 vol. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Levy, J.A., Fraenckel-Conrat, H. and Owens, R.A., 1994. Virology. 3rd. ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Mettenleiter, T.C. and Sobrino, F. 2008. Animal viruses: molecular biology. Wymondham: Caister Academic Press.
Wagner, E.K., Hewlett, M.J., Bloom, D.C. and Camerini, D., 2008. Basic virology. 3rd. ed. Malden, MA: Blacwell Publishing.
Zuckerman, A.J. et al., 2009. Principles and practice of clinical Virology. 6th ed. West Sussex: Wiley
Web pages
ICTV (International Commitee for Taxonomy of Virus): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ICTV/
The Big Picture Book of Viruses: http://www.virology.net/Big_Virology/BVHomePage.html
All the Virology on the WWW: http://www.virology.net/garryfavweb.htmlhttp://virologia.ua.es/dmsander….
BASIC AND GENERAL COMPETENCES
In this subject, the basic and general competences of the Degree in Biology will be worked on, to a greater or lesser extent (specially CB3, CG3, CG4 and CG5)
TCT1 - Capacity for analysis and synthesis.
CT2 - Capacity for reasoning and argumentation.
CT3 - Ability to work in groups and deal with problematic situations collectively.
CT4 - Ability to obtain adequate, diverse and up-to-date information.
CT5 - Ability to elaborate and present a text in an organised and comprehensible way.
CT6 - Ability to make a clear, concise and coherent presentation in public
CT9 - Use of bibliographic and internet information
CT10 - Use of foreign language information
CT11 - Ability to solve problems through the integrated application of their knowledge
3.3 SPECIFIC COMPETENCES
SC3.h - Domain of competence: Cells, tissues and organs: Cell cultures and bioassays
SC4.a - Domain of competence: Biodiversity: Types and levels of organisation and biological cycles
SC4.e - Domain of competence: Biodiversity: Diversity of micro-organisms and viruses
SC7.a - Domain of competence: Biotechnology and biomedicine: Biological bases of disease
SC7.g - Domain of competence: Biotechnology and biomedicine: Methods of clinical and molecular analysis
The development of the subject in class, although it will be based, fundamentally, on the lecture, providing the concepts and illustrations of diagrams and photographs through audiovisual media, will encourage the active participation of the student through the formulation of questions or the posing of practical cases to solve in the classroom. The development of practical exercises and problem solving on line and in face-to-face seminars will be promoted, as well as the preparation of specific works to promote the use of bibliography, interpretation and synthesis. Regarding the exercises to be solved, the mistakes made by the students in the exercises will be reviewed and corrected in subsequent classes, if they are of brief clarification, or specific tutorials will be proposed to resolve doubts.
Important. Assesment will be based on objectives achievement, ie, the highest mark the student wishes to achieve .
At the beggining of the academic course each student must decide and comunicate to the professor the objectives to be achieved. Studenst will be able tochoose new objectives at any time during the course, but they will only perform available activities at that period. In that case, the achieved mark will be proportional to the performed excercises. Therefore, those who decide not to take the optional activities of continuous assessment (the exercises and seminars), will have the maximum mark corresponding to the theory exam (maximum 6) and the practical exercises (maximum 1).
Activities
1. Compulsory activites
1.1. Evidence of knowledge of the virology subject
Basic and compulsory activities
Highest mark 6
- Exam . Theory exam will contain definition questions, short questions, Image and drawings interpretation, test questions and the development of a theme. In addition to the right answers it will be assessed the briefness and the clarity in the exposition. ( CG4, GG5, CT1, CT2, CT11, CE4a, CE4e, CE7a, CE7f wll be assessed]
1.2. Laboratory classes
Compulsory activity
Highest mark 1
- Laboratory classes assesent 10% total mark**
Two options can be choosen and the selected one must be comunicated to the professor
1.2.1. Laboratory report (To assess the reports and practical cases in the seminars the quality of the report will be considered as well as the conviction in the answers. To assess the exercises on line the quality of the reports and the reasoning will be considered.
1.2.2. Exam on laboratory classes
[CT11 y CE3h will be assesed]
2. Optional actvities
2.1.Resolution of practical cases/problems***:
Adds a maximum of 1.5 points to the mark obtained in the exam.
- Evaluation of the resolution of exercises, problems and case studies: The presentation and reasoning in the resolution will be taken into account and will account for 15% of the overall mark.
CB3, CG3, CG4, CT1-CT5, CT9-CT11, CE4e, CE7a and CE7f].
2.2. Search, analysis and elaboration of information***.
Adds a maximum of 1.5 points to the mark obtained in the examination.
- Presentation and memory of seminar work (the quality of the memory and presentation will be taken into account, as well as the confidence in answering the questions posed): 15% of the overall mark.
CB3, CG4, CT1-CT6, CT9-CT10, CE4e, CE7a and CE7f].
* The theory exam will be taken in writing, according to the date established by the dean's team, as published in the student guide of this Faculty. Optionally, students who so wish may take the oral exam, on a date previously agreed with the interested party(s). The mark for the theory exam can only be maintained until the make-up exam in July of the current academic year. It will be necessary to pass the theory exam (5) to add up the rest of the items.
** Completion of the practicals is a prerequisite for taking the theory exam. The practical exam mark will be maintained for two academic years if the student so requests.
*** Recoverable items: Students attending to the second opportunity call may ask their teachers to assign them the tasks corresponding to this section, in order to achieve the percentage of evaluation corresponding to seminars and exercises. The marks for the exercises and seminars will be maintained for two academic years if the student requests it,
Presential activities
Theoretical classes, 26h
Practical classes, 10h
Seminars, 4h
Tutoríal sessions, 1h
TOTAL : 41H
Student's work
Study, 39h
Practical classes summary, 5h
Reports, 10h
Reading, search for information and similar activities, 2h
Exams,2,5h
Lessons synthesising, 3h
TOTAL : 61,5h
Recomendaciones para el estudio de la asignatura
Seguir las sugerencias del profesor a lo largo del curso.
Knowledge of microbiology, biochemistry and genetics is required for the correct learning of the subject.
The subject will have a virtual classroom on the Moodle platform in which, in addition to the contents developed by the teachers, other useful information will be available to the students.