VTMED 5400

Host, Agent, and Defense (Foundation Course IV)

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2014-2015.

This course seeks to develop an understanding of the interplay between the immunological system of the host and the most significant bacterial and viral agents that cause disease in animals. Lectures focus primarily on adaptive and innate immunity, as well as bacterial and viral pathogens and the diseases they cause. Autoimmunity, epidemiological methods to investigate infectious disease at the herd and single-animal levels, and techniques and tools to control infectious disease are also important components of the course. In the laboratory, animals are used to illustrate some aspects of infectious diseases.

When Offered Fall.

Fees Course fee: course guide.
Permission Note Enrollment limited to: second-year veterinary students.
Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: VTMED 5310.

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