Introduction to the mechanism of the immune response, host resistance to infection and serologic testing methods. Three lectures and two double lab periods. 639-639L. Diagnostic Microbiology. Four lectures and four 1-hour lab periods. A course presenting an application of basic microbiologic techniques to the problems associated with the recovery of disease organisms from clinical materials.
Emphasis is placed on methodology and problems involved in laboratory isolation and identification.
650-650L. Virology. 5 hours. Three lectures and two double lab periods. Application of the basic principles and concepts of epidemiology to the environmental considerations of infectious diseases and chronic illnesses of current public health significance with special emphasis on occupational health. 700M. Master's Research. Research while enrolled for a master's degree under the direction of faculty members.