Principles of Medical Microbiology and Immunology

Catalog description

This is a required course that will teach students the basic fundamentals of medical microbiology and immunology. The fundamental biological characteristics of each group of microbes, as well as the mechanisms by which some of the more commonly encountered pathogens cause disease in humans (pathogenesis) will be presented. Where possible special emphasis will be placed upon the biological principles that underlie disease prevention, antimicrobial therapy, the development of antimicrobial resistance, and other issues that present a challenge to antimicrobial therapy will be discussed. Basic principles of how effective immune responses clear pathogens and how dysfunctional immune signaling can lead to disease pathology will be discussed. How various drug classes interact with the immune system, vaccine design, and principles of clinically relevant immunological tools and techniques will be presented. Repeatability (The maximum credit hours a student may have for this course.): This course may be repeated one time.