Immunology

Catalog description

This course will teach the composition of the immune system that consists of cells and soluble components, the importance of a functioning immune system for each human being to survive in a world of parasites, microbial and viral pathogens; the cooperation of the cellular and soluble components of the immune system in generating a local and/or systemic immune response; the role of associated cells in certain responses; and the application of our understanding of the self, versus non-self, reactions in conjunction with our ever increasing knowledge of pathogenderived molecules (antigens) in providing humans with vaccines that help to protect against previously lethal infectious diseases. Prerequisites: None