VTMED 5400

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VTMED 5400
Host, Agent, and Defense (Foundation Course IV)

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2020-2021.

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: $25 course guide.
Permission Note Enrollment limited to: second- year veterinary students.
Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: VTMED 5310.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Vet Med Full.  Choose one lecture, one laboratory, and one ta/tutor group.

  • 12 Credits Graded

  • 17291 VTMED 5400   LEC 001

    • TBA
    • Sep 28 - Dec 18, 2020

    • Debbie, D

      Leifer, C

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid-Online and In Person
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

    Department Consent Required (Add)

  • 17305 VTMED 5400   LAB 400

    • TBA
    • Sep 28 - Dec 18, 2020

    • Debbie, D

      Leifer, C

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid-Online and In Person
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

    Department Consent Required (Add)

  • 17306 VTMED 5400   TA 650

    • TBA
    • Sep 28 - Dec 18, 2020

    • Debbie, D

      Leifer, C

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid-Online and In Person
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

    Department Consent Required (Add)