BIO 438 - Medical Microbiology.

BIO 111, BIO 113, BIO 326, BIO 405, BIO 406; CHM 261, CHM 262. (4).

Biology of medically significant prokaryotes. Morphology, growth characteristics, virulence factors, pathogenesis, and clinical presentation of bacterial diseases of major medical importance, as well as emerging pathogens. Host immune response, treatment, and prevention stressed. Laboratory exercises emphasize diagnostic techniques as well as virulence mechanisms. Lecture and laboratory.