Prereq: Enrolled in the DMD curriculum.
The course provides basic concepts of immunology and bacterial, viral, fungal and protozoal biology. It focuses on mechanisms of human immunity, immunologically mediated disease, and pathogenesis in infectious disease. The material covered includes relevant pathology associated with both immunologic and infectious diseases, and a summary of infectious diseases from a clinical perspective.
The course provides basic concepts of immunology and bacterial, viral, fungal and protozoal biology. It focuses on mechanisms of human immunity, immunologically mediated disease, and pathogenesis in infectious disease. The material covered includes relevant pathology associated with both immunologic and infectious diseases, and a summary of infectious diseases from a clinical perspective.