BIO4103 Infectious Diseases 1 (FOSCI)

Units 1.0 (Human Biology) Band 2

Pre-requisite: BIO2205 or equivalent

Synopsis

The course focuses on the nature, diagnosis and control of diseases in humans caused by bacteria with an emphasis on enhancing the student's understanding of bacterial pathogenesis at the molecular level. Areas of specific emphasis include the nature of bacterial virulence factors, antibacterial therapy and mechanisms of resistance, paradigms in microbe/host interactions and a system approach to clinical infectious disease syndromes. Students will undertake research methods training by completing an Investigative Research report.