Prerequisites: graduate standing or consent of instructor
Description: An in- depth examination of microbes that cause human and animal disease. Explores physiology and pathogenesis of bacterial, fungal, protist, and viral pathogens and their vectors. Includes study of antimicrobial drugs and resistance mechanisms, mode of action for toxins, immunological responses of the host, epidemiological considerations, and development of control practices. Hai, Hsiao, Nair