Medical Microbiology / Immunology I

Catalog description

This course is designed to provide the student with an understanding of the association of the immune response with protection against disease, its use in diagnosis and therapy, and the effects of the immunodeficiency and pathogenic conditions that result from abnormalities in the immune system. In addition, the course is designed to provide the student with a basis for understanding the relationship between host defenses, the clinically significant microorganisms, their transmission, pathogenic mechanisms, and association with infectious diseases in humans.