526-312 Med.Micro. & Vir. 2:Infection/Immunity

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Credit Points

HECS Band

Coordinator

Prerequisites

Microbiology and immunology 526-311.

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:

• comprehend the basic principles of microbial pathogenesis i.e. how microbes cause disease;

• show how innate and adaptive host immune responses can both limit disease caused by infectious agents, and lead to pathology;

• use principles of epidemiology to understand the spread of infectious diseases;

• appreciate the differences in vaccination approaches and the humanitarian and commercial issues which impact on vaccine development; and

• to integrate an understanding of microbial pathogenisis, immunity and epidemiology to determine appropriate new vaccination strategies.

Assessment

A 3-hour end-of-semester written examination (80%); a 1-hour mid-semester written examination (20%)

Prescribed Texts

• C Mims et al, Medical Microbiology. 2nd ed., Mosby, 1998.
  or
  Schaechter et al, Mechanisms of Microbial Disease. 3rd ed., Williams and Wilkins, 1998.

Recommended Texts

• A A Salyers and D D Whitt, Bacterial Pathogenesis - A Molecular Approach. ASM Press, 1994.
• D O White and F Fenner, Medical Virology. 4th ed., 1994.