VPCS 312 — Veterinary Microbiology II (Virology and Immunology)
Veterinary Medicine · University of Ghana
Morphology and classification of viruses. Reproduction and growth characteristics of viruses. Methods of isolation, identification and purification of viruses. Strain variation and pathogenicity of viruses. Important RNA and DNA Viruses of animals, their pathogenicity and diseases they cause. Prions and Viroids. Basic immunology – History and definitions, Innate immune systems, determinants: mechanical and physicochemical barriers, phagocytes, Natural Killer cells and soluble factors, complement. Adaptive immune system: fundamental features; Development of the immune system; Development and differences between. T and B lymphocytes; Antibody determination, principles of immunological testing, serological tests. Immunological diseases: Hypersensitivities, Immonodeficiencies, Auto-immune diseases.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 300
- Semester
- Semester Two
Other courses on this programme
- ANIM 311 — Principles of Animal Nutrition
- ANIM 314 — Introduction to Animal Breeding
- VBAS 311 — Animal Management II
- VPCS 311 — Veterinary Microbiology I (Bacteriology and Mycology)
- VPCS 313 — Veterinary Parasitology I (Helminthology and Acarology)
- VPCS 314 — Veterinary Parasitology II (Entomology and Protozoology)
- VPCS 315 — General Pathology
- VPCS 316 — Systemic Pharmacology
- VPCS 317 — General and Autonomic Pharmacology
- VPCS 320 — Field Practice II
- ANIM 211 — Animal Production
- BCMB 217 — Veterinary Biochemistry I
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).