Introduction to virology

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virology

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the study of viruses and viral diseases

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virologist

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someone who studies viruses

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why is it important to study virology?

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1. high mortality and morbidity 2. economic loss 3. zoonotic

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virus

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1. non-living entity 2. composed of a nucleic acid genome surround by a protein coat (capsid) 3. obligate intracellular parasites

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virion

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a complete virus particle that consists of genetic genome, capsid, and possible envelope that is extracellular infective form

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virus

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any aspect of the infectious agent

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viroid

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an infectious particle composed of on an extremely small circular RNA

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Edward Jenner

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developed the first vaccine

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Louis Pasteur

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first to successfully treat rabies

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what is a chamberland filter and who utilized it?

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pioneered the discovery of viruses

Dmitri Ivanoski - plant virus

Loeffler and Frosch - animal virus - foot and mouth disease

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Walter Reed

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discoved yellow fever is transmitted through mosquitoes

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Peyton Rous

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discovered the first oncogenic virus - Rous sarcoma virus

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Ruska and Knoll

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invented electron microscope in 1931

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what was the first virus to be successfully propagated in embyonated hen’s eggs?

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Fowl pox virus

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Sandford

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culture of isolated mammalian cells

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Enders

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growth of poliovirus in cell culture

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Dulbecci and Vogt

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plaque assay for first animal virus (polio virus)

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only animal disease declared globally eradicated

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