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8. Viral Infections of the Respiratory System (12 credits)
Viral Infections of the Respiratory Tract

Anatomy of the Respiratory Tract (both upper and lower, macroscopic and microscopic, definitions of clinical disease e.g. croup, pneumonia); Rhinovirus and Coronavirus infections; Respiratory Syncytial Virus infections (pathology in neonates, infants and adults); Adenovirus infections of the Respiratory Tract; Parainfluenza virus infections; Coxsackie A21 (coe) Virus and other Enterovirus infections of the respiratory tract; atypical and viral pneumonias (chlamydia, mycoplasmas and Q fever)
Influenza A virus, structure and function, symptoms and pathology, epidemiology, mutations and zoonosis, diagnosis and culture, vaccines and antivirals; Influenza B virus; Influenza C virus; veterinary implications; future prospects. SARS virus.
Anatomy of the respiratory tract (including definitions of pathologies); avian infections of the respiratory tract; equine infections of the Respiratory Tract; respiratory disease in swine and cattle; case studies in domestic animals and wild animals.

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