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260.636.01
Evolution of Infectious Disease

Location
East Baltimore
Term
1st Term
Department
Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2013 - 2014
Instruction Method
TBD
Class Time(s)
M, W, 1:30 - 2:50pm
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Description
Introduces students to the concept of how certain bacterial, parasitic, and viral pathogens have evolved and are still evolving to persist in both the developed and developing world. Enables public health workers to develop new strategies and approaches that can be used to aid in the control of the major infectious disease epidemics that continue to threaten both the developed and developing world.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. apply a rudimentary Discussing of the molecular bases of evolution to an Discussing of the pathogenesis of infectious diseases
  2. Students will be able to apply their discuss of the molecular bases of evolution to an Discussing of why certain bacterial, parasitic, and viral pathogens persist or have emerged as major public health problems