History of Virology

Introduction and Background

• History of Virology
• Taxonomy of Vertebrate Viruses
• Virologic Techniques

Vertebrate Viruses and the Diseases They Cause

• Alphaviruses (Equine encephalitis, chikungunya, Sindbis ..)
• Bunyaviruses (Rift Valley fever, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Sin Nombre ..)
• Flaviviruses (Yellow fever, West Nile fever, ..)
• Hepeviruses (Hepatitis E virus)
• Poxviruses (Smallpox, Monkeypox, Orf, ..)

Topics in Virology

• Arthropod-borne Viral Diseases (Arboviruses)

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