Prerequisites: BIOL 121L/MCBL 121L
Description: Explores the historical development, strategies, and status of biodefense research. Addresses the impact of fungi, mycotoxins, bacteria, and viruses on human, animal, and plant health. Includes natural outbreaks and pandemics, epidemiology, detection technologies, ethics, and biodefense. Considers how these topics relate to plant, animal, and human health, as well as agriculture.