Course: Animal Viruses: Their Transmission and the Diseases They Produce

Due to the zoonotic potential of Avian influenza, the objective pursued by the Sanitary Authorities is that the domestic flocks are negative to the infection by influenza viruses, although the …

Flu may affect many different species. Have your say What have you learnt about the circulation and ecology of these viruses in nature and their different transmission mechanisms? Share your …

The influenza viruses are named by a formula established by the international Committee of Taxonomy. This formula is, for example, in the spc, prospectus or leaflets of vaccines against flu. …

Influenza viruses are really interesting! In the complex process of replication, viruses may make mistakes and progeny viruses are not the same as the parental viruses. After watching the video …

Why are airborne viruses so important? Many of the airborne viruses produce very severe diseases, associated with high mortality, which may be spread along long distances and cause outbreaks of …

Air is one of the most efficient known mechanisms of transmission and hardest to control. Think about some of the recent films of alleged viral infections, in which viruses are …

In this video we discover the main structural characteristics of Bluetongue virus (Reovirus) and West Nile virus (Flavivirus). We also understand the different steps they follow after infecting the cells. …

In this video we discover how difficult it is to eliminate the risk of diseases by arboviruses as arthropod vectors are highly distributed everywhere. We review the main preventive measures …

This video explains how West Nile virus causes disease in horses and humans, and the neurological signs developed in some of them and even, some infected birds. It also focus …

This video shows how Bluetongue virus causes disease in ruminants and the main clinical signs in sheep and cattle. It also explains why it is an emerging disease in ruminants. …

This video explains how haematophagous arthropods act as vectors spreading arboviruses from one host to a new host. It also shows the most important RNA viruses that use this method …

Rabies is an ancient disease that has caused many deaths. It has been terrifying to humans because it is a zoonosis (it affects both humans and animals) and because once …

In Step 3.6 you saw that there are three different types of rabies from the epidemiological point of view. The video in this step explains that, as you probably anticipated, …

In this video, Esperanza Gomez-Lucia explains that there are three main types of rabies from the epidemiological point of view: Urban rabies: transmitted mostly by dogs, but also by cats …

In this video, we discover that after a short replication in the bite site, the rabies virus penetrates the nervous system. Have your say What are the key things you …