VETERINARY VIROLOGY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Declared in Doctor of Veterinary Medicine with second year standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply basic concepts of virology, including structure, replication strategies, pathogenesis, evolution, and antiviral therapy, to viral diseases Audience: Graduate 2. Recall viral diseases and prion diseases of animals that are important in veterinary medicine and as zoonoses, describing clinical disease, prevention and control Audience: Graduate 3. Integrate knowledge of pathogenesis to describe pathophysiology of viral diseases Audience: Graduate 4. Apply concepts of diagnostic testing to diagnose viral diseases Audience: Graduate 5. Analyze primary veterinary literature in the context of viral diseases Audience: Graduate 6. Communicate concepts of viral diseases to a defined audience, such as clients, public health, or veterinary professionals Audience: Graduate 7. Identify viral diseases that are considered foreign animal diseases Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply basic concepts of virology, including structure, replication strategies, pathogenesis, evolution, and antiviral therapy, to viral diseases Audience: Graduate 2. Recall viral diseases and prion diseases of animals that are important in veterinary medicine and as zoonoses, describing clinical disease, prevention and control Audience: Graduate 3. Integrate knowledge of pathogenesis to describe pathophysiology of viral diseases Audience: Graduate 4. Apply concepts of diagnostic testing to diagnose viral diseases Audience: Graduate 5. Analyze primary veterinary literature in the context of viral diseases Audience: Graduate 6. Communicate concepts of viral diseases to a defined audience, such as clients, public health, or veterinary professionals Audience: Graduate 7. Identify viral diseases that are considered foreign animal diseases Audience: Graduate