BIOL 527 - Microbiology of Emerging Pathogens

Three hours.
3 Credits

This is a lecture course that will address the microbiology of emerging pathogens with the hope of understanding the factors involved in disease emergence, prevention, the public health impact, and control. The course will cover selective pathogen topics such as Hantavirus, emerging foodborne pathogens, HIV/AIDS and multidrug resistant tuberculosis among high-risk group’s etc. The course will follow instruction and discussion of recent publications on particular topics.