Acellular Infectious Agents: Viruses, Viroids & Prions
Introduction to Viruses
Introduction to Animal Virus Infections
Animal Viruses: 1. Attachment to the Host Cell
Animal Viruses: 2. Entry & Uncoating in the Host Cell
Animal Viruses: 3. Synthesis & Replication
Animal Viruses: DNA Virus Synthesis & Replication
Animal Viruses: RNA Virus Synthesis & Replication
Animal Viruses: Antigenic Drift vs. Antigenic Shift
Animal Viruses: Reverse-Transcribing Virus Synthesis & Replication
Animal Viruses: 4. Assembly Inside Host Cell
Animal Viruses: 5. Release from Host Cell
Acute vs. Persistent Viral Infections
Prions
Introduction to Immunity
Introduction to Innate Immunity
Introduction to First-Line Defenses
Physical Barriers in First-Line Defenses: Skin
Physical Barriers in First-Line Defenses: Mucous Membrane
First-Line Defenses: Chemical Barriers
First-Line Defenses: Normal Microflora
Introduction to Cells of the Immune System
Cells of the Immune System: Granulocytes
Cells of the Immune System: Agranulocytes
Introduction to Cell Communication
Cell Communication: Surface Receptors & Adhesion Molecules
Cell Communication: Cytokines
Pattern Recognition Receptors (PRRs)
Introduction to the Complement System
Activation Pathways of the Complement System
Effects of the Complement System
Review of the Complement System
Phagoctytosis
Introduction to Inflammation
Steps of the Inflammatory Response
Interferon Response
Introduction to Adaptive Immunity
Antigens
Introduction to T Lymphocytes
Major Histocompatibility Complex Molecules
Activation of T Lymphocytes
Functions of T Lymphocytes
Review of Cytotoxic vs Helper T Cells
Introduction to B Lymphocytes
Classes of Antibodies
Outcomes of Antibody Binding to Antigen
T Dependent & T Independent Antigens
Clonal Selection
Antibody Class Switching
Affinity Maturation
Primary and Secondary Response of Adaptive Immunity
Immune Tolerance
Regulatory T Cells
Natural Killer Cells
Review of Adaptive Immunity