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| Medical Microbiology and Immunology | |||
| MED MICRO/IMMU | |||
| CLASS CODE: | BIO 407 | CREDITS: 4 | FEE: $15.00 |
| DIVISION: | AGRICULTURAL AND LIFE SCIENCES | ||
| DEPARTMENT: | BIOLOGY | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION: | This course does not fulfill a General Education requirement. | ||
| DESCRIPTION: | Fundamental and clinical principles of microbiology and immunology as they relate to bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites. | ||
| TAUGHT: | Winter, Fall | ||
| CONTENT AND TOPICS: | Innate (non-specific) immunity, Complement system Response to antigens Immunoglobulins Indiotypes Specific Immunity Major Histocompatibility Complex Immuno Regulation Vaccines Bacteria structure Virus Replication Strategies Classification and Identification of Infectious Agents Antibiotics and mechanisms of resistance virulence factors Experimental approaches to investigating host-microbe interaction Various paradigms of microbial-host interactions |
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| GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: | The student should be able to demonstrate a knowledge of the fundamental life processes in microorganisms at the molecular level; to differentiate the various disease causing microorganisms: to be able to list both harmful and helpful attribute of microorganisms; to understand how animals develop resistance and immunity to diseases; and to be familiar with the manner in which microorganisms gain entry into the body, establish themselves, and produce disease. |
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| REQUIREMENTS: | Enrollment in lab and attendance in class and completion of all assignments, labs, and exams. | ||
| PREREQUISITES: | BIO 200 | ||
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| EFFECTIVE DATE: | August 2001 | ||