BIOL 371 - Medical Microbiology

Institution:

Framingham State University

Subject:

Description:

An overview of human infectious diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, and fungi. Emphasis will be placed on current diagnostic techniques and microbial pathogenic mechanisms, and on contemporary issues that include newly emerging infectious diseases, vaccines, and bio-terrorism. Laboratory exercises focus on state-of-the-art procedures for the isolation and identification of pathogenic microbes and for the determination of their susceptibility to chemotherapeutic drugs. Prerequisite: BIOL 307 Microbiology.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.framingham.edu

Phone Number:

(508) 620-1220

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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