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BIO3315 Medical Microbiology 2
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1 |
| Faculty or Section : |
Faculty of Sciences |
| School or Department : |
Biological & Physical Sciences |
| Version produced : |
8 March 2013 |
Requisites
Pre-requisite: BIO1104
Synopsis
This course provides the principles underpinning humoral or cellular defence mechanisms associated with the host response to infection. The course includes a study of innate defence mechanisms, antigenic specificity, induction of humoral and cellular immune responses, immunoglobulin structure, function and genetic basis of antibody diversity, the role of the immune system in health and disease including cell-mediated immunity, hypersensitivity reactions, autoimmunity, immune tolerance, and vaccine development strategies.
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