VPAT 4000/6000 - On the Origins of Disease

Institution:

University of Georgia

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Description:

A comparative and evolutionary perspective on the origins and pathogenesis of disease. Topics include: Darwinian medicine, pathology, natural selection and infectious disease, evolution of host defenses, evolutionary models of cancer, selective breeding and disease susceptibility, and relationships between diet and toxins. Diseases of both man and animals will be studied.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.uga.edu

Phone Number:

(706) 542-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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