Zoonotic Diseases ((2 Credits))

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Historically, reports of zoonotic disease ravaged entire populations of human. To that extent, people knew very little of the likelihood that diseases could be passed from an animal to a human, and knew even less about what kinds of microbial organisms may be responsible for expressing human illness. In this study, students will learn about the kinds of microorganisms that are often hosted by animals, but have the potential to infect humans. Students will also study their life history characteristics, mechanisms for disease transmission, and the epidemiology of disease infection. Prerequisites: Biology I with Lab ( BIOL 1200 ) or Introduction to Cell Biology and Genetics ( BIOL 1204 ) or equivalents. Corequisites: Cell Biology ( BIOL 3206 ) and Microbiology with Lab ( BIOL 2200 ) and Introduction to Epidemiology ( HSCI 1010 ).