MB 721 Microbiology & Immunology

Credits: 3
The course is designed to analyze major mechanisms of infectious disease and the resultant useful and harmful responses of the host. The focus is on understanding underlying processes using key example diseases to give depth for evaluating virulence mechanisms. This basic material will help students connect with future Pathology and clinical courses and locate and evaluate new information concerning past, present and emerging diseases. The course starts with ‘non-specific,’ innate immunity (with particular emphasis on inflammation) and specific adaptive immune responses. This is followed by an overview of bacteria and viruses, leading to discussions of representative bacterial and viral diseases. Significant amounts of the material highlight mucosal spread of disease, mucosal disease processes, and immune responses at mucosal sites. MB 721 is designed to lead directly into MB 722.

Graded: Pass/No pass
May be taken only once for credit