Unit-4: Fungi, Protozoa, Viruses, and Introduction to Immune Defenses

 

Fungi (Omit. Will cover in lab.)

An Overview of Fungi

Yeasts

Molds

Fungal Pathogenicity

Chemotherapeutic Control of Fungi

Protozoa (Omit. Will cover in lab.)

Protozoa

 

Unit-4, Lecture 1

Viruses

Viral Characteristics, Sizes, and Shapes

Viral Structure

Viral Classification

Viral Activation of Immune Responses

Other Acellular Infectious Agents: Viroids and Prions

 

Unit-4, Lecture 2

The Productive Life Cycle of Animal Viruses

The Productive Life Cycle of Animal Viruses with Possible Latency

The Life Cycle of SARS-CoV-2

The Life Cycle of HIV (Omit.)

Natural History of a Typical HIV Infection (Omit.)

 

Unit-4, Lecture 3

The Role of Some Human Viruses in Tumor Production

The Lytic Life Cycle of Bacteriophages  

The Lysogenic Life Cycle of Bacteriophages  

Pathogenicity of Animal Viruses (OMIT)

Bacteriophage-Induced Alteration of Bacteria

Antiviral Agents

General Categories of Viral Infections  

 

Unit-4, Lecture 4

An Overview of Innate and Adaptive Immunity

Cells Involved in Body Defense

Defense Cells in the Blood: The Leukocytes

Defense Cells in the Tissues: Dendritic Cells, Macrophages, and Mast Cells