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Competencies:
Upon completion of this course, students are expected to have acquired the following competencies:

1) To describe the role of microbial pathogens in immune responses.
2) To identify the action and regulation of organs, cells, genetics and molecules of the immune system.
3) To understand the mechanisms of allergy, inflammation, autoimmune disease, tolerance, and transplant immunology.
4) To categorize the mechanisms by which individuals mount immunity to tumors, bacteria, viruses and fungi.
5) To know the structure, physiology, growth, genetic exchange and drug resistance of microorganisms..
6) To correlate properties of viruses, bacteria and fungi with the diseases they cause.
7) To identify most likely causative agents of disease and to appreciate differential diagnoses of infectious diseases based on symptoms, epidemiology and laboratory tests.
 
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