This section covers two major and clinically significant groups of infections: viral agents of diarrhea and viruses affecting the liver via the blood.
The general properties of viral acute intestinal infection (AII) pathogens and the pathogenic potential of adenoviruses are analyzed here. The second part of the section covers parenteral viral hepatitis. Special emphasis is placed on the hepatitis C virus — an insidious pathogen with high mutagenic activity and a tendency toward chronicity.
In tests and exams, professors are most rigorous about asking for the serological profile of hepatitis (the ability to interpret marker diagnostics by disease stage), the mechanisms of HCV variability, and modern methods of laboratory diagnosis of viral diarrhea. Pay special attention to the interpretation of ELISA and PCR results — this is a fundamental skill for a future physician.