260.622.01
Principles of Bacterial Infection
Location
East Baltimore
Term
4th Term
Department
Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2013 - 2014
Instruction Method
TBD
Tu, Th, 3:30 - 4:50pm
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
AM Dannenberg Jr.
Frequency Schedule
Every Third Year
Resources
Introduces major bacterial and rickettsial infections of man, emphasizing their transmission, pathogenesis, and control. Considers bacterial virulence and host resistance; dysentery, typhoid fever, and cholera; syphilis and gonorrhea; Lyme disease; pneumococcal, staphylo coccal, and streptococcal infections; typhus; Rocky Mountain spotted fever; plague, anthrax, brucellosis, and tularemia; tuberculosis; leprosy; infections with anaerobic bacteria; mycoplasma infections; and Legionnaires' disease.