BIOL 388 - Virology

Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)

Viruses cause significant diseases in humans, such as AIDS, influenza, and ebola. On the edge between living and non-living things, viruses invade, take over and alter cells in order to reproduce and transmit. Virus structure, replication and pathogenesis, major viral diseases, the immune response to viruses, and vaccination are major topics of discussion. Mr. Esteban.

Prerequisites: two units of 200-level biology, including one of BIOL 205, BIOL 218, BIOL 238, BIOL 244, BIOL 248, BIOL 272; or permission of the instructor.

Two 2-hour periods.