| GPLS 719 | Advanced Parasitology
Credits: 1
Course Master: John Sacci, Ph.D.  This course presents a comprehensive review of the parasites of humans and the diseases they cause. Topics include the biology of selected parasites causing human diseases, including host-parasite interactions at the molecular level and vaccine use; immunological aspects of human parasite-interactions, including ways in which the immune response can mediate pathology and protection; and the epidemiology of human parasitic diseases, including parasite population dynamics, ecology, and transmission. Offered in the Spring Semester. Course requires permission of Course Master or student must have taken GPLS 703 Basic Parasitology.
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Spring |