নেত্রকোণা মেডিকেল কলেজ, নেত্রকোণা

1. General virology: Introduction to virology, common viral diseases in Bangladesh.  Basic structure of virus  Outline of viral replication  Classification  Lab diagnosis of viral diseases  Antiviral agents

2. Herpes viruses:  Classification, important characteristics, diseases, important clinical features, transmission, pathogenesis, complications, laboratory diagnosis, treatment and prevention.  Latency and reactivation of Herpes viruses.

3. Orthomyxo and paramyxo viruses  Important characteristics, diseases, important clinical features, transmission, pathogenesis, complications, laboratory diagnosis and prevention, management. 4. Hepatitis viruses:  Classification, important characteristics, diseases, transmission, pathogenesis, complications, laboratory diagnosis, prevention and management.

5. Polio virus  Important characteristics, diseases, transmission, pathogenesis, laboratory diagnosis and prevention  Merits and demerits of oral and injectable polio vaccine

6. Rabies virus:  Important characteristics, diseases, transmission, pathogenesis, laboratory diagnosis and prevention and treatment, merits and demerits of different types of vaccines

7. Rota virus:  Diseases, transmission, pathogenesis, laboratory diagnosis, prevention and treatment

8. HIV:  Classification, important characteristics, diseases (AIDS), transmission, pathogenesis, laboratory diagnosis, prevention and treatment.

9. Dengue  Important characteristics, diseases (DHF, DSS), transmission, pathogenesis, laboratory diagnosis, prevention and treatment.

10. Chikungunya: Important characteristics, transmission, epidemiology, pathogenesis, laboratory diagnosis, prevention and treatment.

11. Coronavirus: Important characteristics, epidemiology, transmission, pathogenesis, organs involved, clinical features, laboratory diagnosis, prevention and treatment of COVID-19 and other Coronaviruses.

12. Other Emerging viral diseases Avian flue, SARS, MERS, Nipah, Swine flue, Zika, Ebola etc.  Important characteristics of virus, important clinical features, transmission, pathogenesis, laboratory diagnosis and prevention

13. Oncogenic viruses  Definitions, list of oncogenic viruses with their associated tumours.

14. Latent and chronic viral infections.