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The Open University

Influenza: A case study

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This course examines influenza through viral structure, strain diversity, infection and replication, disease patterns, immune responses, antiviral treatments, and diagnosis.

Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • 1 Background to the case study
  • 1 Background to the case study
  • 1.1 Defining influenza
  • 1.2 Influenza infection in humans
  • 1.3 Influenza infection in other species
  • 2 Influenza viruses
  • 2 Influenza viruses
  • 2.1 Structure of influenza
  • 2.2 Designation of strains of influenza
  • 2.3 Genomic diversity of influenza
  • 2.3.1 Creation of new viral strains
  • 2.4 Infection and replication
  • 2.5 Cellular pathology of influenza infection
  • 3 Patterns of disease
  • 3 Patterns of disease
  • 3.1 Tracking the emergence of new strains
  • 3.2 Immune responses to influenza
  • 3.2.1 Summary of the response
  • 4 Antiviral treatments
  • 4 Antiviral treatments
  • 5 Diagnosis of influenza
  • 5 Diagnosis of influenza
  • 5.1 Initial identification of influenza infection
  • 5.2 Determining the subtype of influenza
  • 6 Conclusion
  • 6 Conclusion
  • 7 Questions for the course
  • 7 Questions for the course
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Further reading
  • Acknowledgements

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