Classroom Lectures on Human Viral Diseases Presented at the City University of New York. An Explanation of Basic Principles

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-Prof. Alvaro Arjona, Clinical Editor
IP & Science Thomson Reuters

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Rutgers University

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The City University of New York

Foreword by Alvaro Arjona
Lecture I: General Characteristics of Viruses
I. Viral Architecture
II. Viral Replication
1. Attachment
2. Fusion, Penetration and Uncoating
3. Phases of Synthesis: Replication
DNA Viruses
+ssRNA Viruses
-ssRNA Viruses
Retroviruses
4. Maturation and Release
Lecture II: Enveloped DNA Viruses
I. Family Herpesviridae
Genus Herpes Simplex Viruses
1. Herpes Simplex Virus 1 (HSV-1) Infection
2. Herpes Simplex Virus 2 (HSV-2) Infection
Genus Varicellovirus
3. Chickenpox and Shingles
Genus Lymphocryptovirus
4. Infectious Mononucleosis
5. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infection
Genus Roseolovirus
6. Roseola (Six Disease)
7. Human Herpes Virus-7 (HHV-7)
Genus Rhadinovirus
8. Herpesvirus Saimiri
II. Family Poxviridae
1. Smallpox
2. Molluscum Contagiosum
III. Family Hepadnaviridae
1. Hepatitis B
Lecture III: Nonenveloped DNA Viruses
I. Family Parvoviridae
1. Erythema Infectiosum
II. Family Papovaviridae
2. Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infections
2.1 Venereal Warts Infection
2.2 Mouth Cancer
III. Family Adenoviridae
Lecture IV: Positive Single-Stranded RNA Viruses (+ssRNA Viruses)
I. Family Picornaviridae
1. Poliomyelitis
2. Coxsackievirus Infections
3. Hepatitis A
II. Family Flaviridae
1. Hepatitis C
2. Hepatitis G
3. Yellow Fever
4. Dengue Fever
III. Family Caliciviridae
IV. Family Hepeviridae
1. Hepatitis E
V. Family Togaviridae
1. Eastern Equine Encephalitis
2. Western Equine Encephalitis
3. Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis
4. West Nile Virus
5. German Measles (Rubella)
VI. Family Coronaviridae
1. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
VII. Family Retroviridae
Lecture V: Negative Single-Stranded RNA Viruses (ssRNA Viruses)
I. Family Orthomyxoviridae
1. Viral Influenza (Flu)
II. Family Paramyxoviridae
1. Mumps
2. Measles
3. Respiratory Syncytial Virus
4. Respiratory Infections with Human Parainfluenza Virus
5. Nipah Virus Encephalitis
III. Family Rhabdoviridae
1. Rabies
IV. Family Bunyaviridae
1. California and La Crosse Encephalitides
2. Hantavirus infection
V. Arenaviridae
VI. Filoviridae
1. Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever
2. Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever
Lecture VI: Double-Stranded RNA Viruses (dsRNA Viruses)
I. Reoviridae
II. Rotaviruses
III. Hepatitus D
Bibliography
Index