Course Description

Biology 221a/b The Biology of Infection and Immunity

(Given by the Department of Microbiology and Immunology). The biology of selected pathogens and the diseases they cause. An examination of host/parasite relationships and strategies used by microbes to survive in their hosts. Aspects of clinical disease will be studied including diagnosis and treatment based on modern molecular techniques and the nature of host immune responses.

Prerequisite: Biology 022, 023, or permission of the instructor.

3 lecture hours, half course.

Note: Priority is given to students in Years 2 and 3. Please check course offerings and technical restrictions.

First term: Access to course materials on the World Wide Web is provided and required in this course.

Second term: This course is delivered entirely via the Internet. Students must have access to the Internet on a multimedia-equipped Pentium-class computer. Enrolment in this term is restricted to 25 students.

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