Course Notes and Tutorials of Selected Topics in General Virology

Introduction to Molecular Virology

• Sequence Relationships and Taxonomy
• Baltimore Classification of Viruses
• In the Beginning...

Emerging and Re-emerging Viral Diseases

• MAD COW DISEASE: The BSE Epidemic in Great Britain (interview)
• A Challenge for Biotechnology
• Addressing Emerging Infectious Disease Threats
• Emerging viral diseases in farm animals
• Selected References: Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Ebola
  • "Marburg and Ebola" chapter, The Encyclopedia of Virology CDROM
  • Ebola Recommended Reading List
  • Dr. Frederick A. Murphy Talks about the Ebola Virus
  • Dr. Donald P. Francis Talks to Teachers About the Ebola Outbreak (Genentech, Inc.)
  • Ebola and Marburg Virus: Genomic Structure, Comparative and Molecular Biology by John Crowley (B.S.) and Ted Crusberg (Ph.D.)
  • Regulation of a Runaway Replicator by Myles Axton
  • Ebola Virus Hemorrhagic Fever: General Information (Centers for Disease Control)
  • Electron micrographs of Ebola Marburg virus, a filovirus similar to Ebola
• Hantaviruses
  • Hantaviruses, with emphasis on Four Corners Hantavirus
  • "Stalking The Deadly Hantavirus: A Study In Teamwork" (from The Scientist , Jul. 11, 1994)
  • "One Year Later, The Hantavirus Investigation Continues" (from The Scientist , Jul. 24, 1994)

Biology of AIDS

• Course Announcement
• Course Syllabus
• Proposal Evaluation Scheme
• Critical Scientific Questions for AIDS Research
• Compiled AIDS Resources

Triangulation Numbers
Rhinoviruses
Reoviruses
Flock House Virus
Herpesvirus
Rhinovirus 14 complexed with Neutralizing Antibodies

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