ACBS466

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ACBS466 - Principles of Disease

Animal & Biomedical SciencesUndergraduateUA - UA General

Course ID

039150

Course Description

Principles of disease will be divided into 6 major sections: Introduction to fundamentals of pathology and pathogenesis of infectious and non- infectious diseases, both acute and chronic; Introduction to types of infectious agents (bacterial, viral, fungal, parasitic, prions; disease vectors) with emphasis on zoonotic agents; general principles of microbial pathogenesis; Introduction to non-infectious causes of disease (genetic disorders, toxins, and injury by physical agents); Introduction to principles of therapeutics and their application to health promotion and disease prevention and treatment; Introduction to genomics in health research and evolution; Introduction to principles of diagnostic testing in clinical cases.

Min Units

3

Max Units

3

Repeatable for Credit

No

Grading Basis

GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E

Career

Undergraduate

Course Requisites

May be convened with

ACBS566

Component

Lecture

Optional Component

No