Pathogenesis and immunity of infectious diseases, natural barriers. Microbiology, epidemiology, clinical manifestations and control of representative bacterial fungal, parasitic and viral infectious diseases. Chemotherapeutics and principles of chemotherapy. Sterilization, principles of asepsis, nosocomial and iatrogenic infections and their prevention. Introduction to Clinical Medicine.
Medical history is introduced and instruction in data collection is begun.
Experience in conducting medical interviews with patients to obtain the medical history and patient profile. Special problems related to interviewing are addressed. Introduction to Immunology. Biochemistry 1B. 2. Second portion of a coordinated course covering classical molecular and cellular biochemistry, cellular physiology and molecular genetics.