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Virology midterm
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221  cards
1 - Place and significance of viruses in the biosphere, evolution of viruses.
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8  cards
2 - Propagation of viruses I.
Propagation of viruses I. (Inoculation of embryonated eggs, experimental infection of laboratory animals)
4  cards
3 - Propagation of viruses II.
Propagation of viruses II. (Production of cell cultures.)
8  cards
4 - Concentration and purification of viruses
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7  cards
5 - Morphology of viruses
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6 - General characteristics and purification of viral nucleic acid. Methods of nucleic acid investigation I.
General characteristics and purification of viral nucleic acid. Methods of nucleic acid investigation I. (size, morphological characteristics, restriction enzyme analysis, bacterial cloning, Southern blot)
9  cards
7 - Methods of nucleic acid investigation II.
. Methods of nucleic acid investigation II. (nucleic acid hybridization, DNA microarray, sequencing, polymerase chain reaction)
8  cards
8 - Viral proteins, their role and methods of their investigation. Viral lipids and carbohydrates
Viral proteins, their role and methods of their investigation (polyacrylamide-gel electrophoresis, Western blot, immunoperoxidase staining, monoclonal antibodies). Viral lipids and carbohydrates
9  cards
9 - General features of virus multiplication
General features of virus multiplication (adsorption, penetration, decapsidation, maturation, virus release)
7  cards
10 - Transcription, translation and nucleic acid replication of DNA viruses
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11 - Transcription, translation and nucleic acid replication of RNA viruses
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12 - Mutation of viruses and its role in virus evolution
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13 - Viral interactions
Viral interactions (recombination, complementation, phenotype mixing, interference, virus exaltation).
8  cards
14 - Viral oncogenicity
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15 - Cytopathic effects, plaque formation
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15  cards
16 - General features of viral infection
General features of viral infection (infection routes, factors influencing the virus - host interactions)
12  cards
17 - Types of viral infections
Types of viral infections (acute, latent, tolerated, persisting and slow infections)
8  cards
18 - Laboratory diagnosis of viral infections
18 - Laboratory diagnosis of viral infections (collection and transport of samples)
11  cards
19 - Direct demonstration of virus infections I
Direct demonstration of virus infections I (virus isolation and identification)
16  cards
20 - Direct demonstration of virus infections II
Direct demonstration of virus infections II (detection of viral antigens and viral nucleic acid)
4  cards
21 - Titration of viruses
Titration of viruses (infective titre, haemagglutinating titre)
7  cards
22 - Detection and titration of antiviral antibodies
Detection and titration of antiviral antibodies (virusneutralization, haemagglutination inhibition)
7  cards
23 - Antiviral medicines, interferons, interferon inducers and immune sera in therapy
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16  cards
24 - Immunization against viral diseases, types of viral vaccines
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25 - Papillomaviridae, Polyomaviridae, Adenoviridae
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26 - Herpesviridae
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16  cards
27 - Poxviridae
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10  cards
28 - Asfarviridae, Hepadnaviridae
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4  cards
29 - Parvoviridae, Circoviridae, Anelloviridae
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18  cards
30 - Reoviridae, Birnaviridae
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11  cards
31 - Picornaviridae, Picornavirales, Caliciviridae, Astroviridae
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24  cards
32 - Togaviridae, Flaviviridae, Hepeviridae
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14  cards
33 - Nidovirales (Coronaviridae, Tobaniviridae, Arteriviridae)
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13  cards
34 - Orthomyxoviridae
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6  cards
35 - Paramyxoviridae, Pneumoviridae
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13  cards
36 - Rhabdoviridae, Filoviridae
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11  cards
37 - Bunyavirales, Arenaviridae, Bornaviridae
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13  cards
38 - Retroviridae
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9  cards
39 - Bacteriophages
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4  cards
40 - Viroids, prions
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5  cards

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