LESSON ASSIGNMENT
LESSON 7
Viral Immunity.
LESSON ASSIGNMENT
Paragraphs 7-1 through 7-30.
LESSON OBJECTIVES
After completing this lesson, you should be able to:
7-1.
Describe the structure and classification of
viruses.
7-2.
Describe the human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV), its effects upon the immune system, and
laboratory procedures for HIV antibodies and
antigens.
7-3.
Describe viral hepatitis, its symptoms, and
causative agents, and immunological markers
for hepatitis. Describe the virus, mode of
transmission, incubation period and infectivity,
and immunological assays for the hepatitis A
virus (HAV), the hepatitis B virus (HBV), the
hepatitis D virus (HDV), and hepatitis non-A,
non-B (NANB).
SUGGESTION
After completing the assignment, complete the
exercises at the end of this lesson. These exercises
will help you to achieve the lesson objectives.
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