INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF HUMAN BEINGS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Consent of instructor Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the epidemiology, pathogenesis, and clinical presentation of the key infectious disease syndromes presented and relate these diseases with their causative agents Audience: Graduate 2. Explain how key infectious diseases are diagnosed and treated Audience: Graduate 3. Explain how key infectious diseases impact patient health and public health, and describe how they can be prevented Audience: Graduate 4. Discuss the basic pharmacologic concepts of antimicrobial drug therapy and be able to apply these concepts in clinical infectious disease settings Audience: Graduate 5. Explain the role of the clinical microbiology laboratory in the identification and treatment of infectious diseases Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the epidemiology, pathogenesis, and clinical presentation of the key infectious disease syndromes presented and relate these diseases with their causative agents Audience: Graduate 2. Explain how key infectious diseases are diagnosed and treated Audience: Graduate 3. Explain how key infectious diseases impact patient health and public health, and describe how they can be prevented Audience: Graduate 4. Discuss the basic pharmacologic concepts of antimicrobial drug therapy and be able to apply these concepts in clinical infectious disease settings Audience: Graduate 5. Explain the role of the clinical microbiology laboratory in the identification and treatment of infectious diseases Audience: Graduate