|
Topic |
No. of hours |
Lecture |
Practical |
|
A. Classification of viruses |
1 |
1 |
|
|
B. Riboviruses (RNA-viruses): |
|
|
|
|
(1) Orthomyxoviridae |
1 ½ |
3 |
|
|
(2) Paramyxoviridae |
1 ½ |
|
|
|
(3) Coronaviridae |
1 |
1 |
|
|
(4) Picornaviridae |
1 |
1 |
|
|
(5) Birnaviridae |
2 |
2 |
|
|
(6) Reoviridae |
|
|
|
|
(7) Rhabdoviridae |
1 ½ |
1 ½ |
|
|
(8) Bunyaviridae |
1 |
1 |
|
|
(9) Retroviridae |
1 |
1 |
|
|
(10) Flaviviridae |
|
|
|
|
C. Deoxyriboviruses (DNA-viruses): |
|
|
|
|
(1) Poxviridae |
1 ½ |
1 ½ |
|
|
(2) Herpesviridae |
1 ½ |
1 ½ |
|
|
(3) Adenoviridae |
½ |
½ |
|
|
(1) Purification and concentration of viruses |
3 |
|
|
|
(2) Haemagglutination and haemagglutination inhibition test |
6 |
|
6 |
|
(3) Assay of viral infectivity (virus titration) |
6 |
|
6 |
|
A. Quantal assay |
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|
B. Quantitative assay |
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(4) Neutralization tests |
6 |
|
6 |
|
(5) The immuno fluorescence procedure (fluorescent antibody technique) |
3 |
|
3 |
|
(6) Immuno-Enzymatic assay (Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) |
3 |
|
3 |
|
(7) Immunodiffusion technique (Agar gel precipitation test) |
3 |
|
3 |
|
(8) Immuno electrophoresis |
2 |
|
2 |
|
(9) Assay of interferon antiviral assay |
1 |
|
1 |
|
(10) Molecular virology:
|
12 |
|
12 |
|
Total |
60 |
15 |
45 |