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Health-Sciences - Course - Microbial Pathogenesis and Infectious Diseases

  • Course Code: MELS631
  • Credits: 3
  • Hours Distribution: 2Lec, 2Lab, 0Cln
  • Course Type: Major Elective Courses (MEC)

Course Description

The course examines in depth the basic principles of microbial pathogenesis and infectious diseases. It uses well-characterized systems in virology, bacteriology and parasitology to illustrate the concepts of colonization, tissue tropism, and toxicity, evasion of the immune response, persistence, latency and vaccine development, among others.