BMB806: Infectious disease immunology (5 ECTS)

STADS: 01003601

Level
Master's level course

Teaching period
The course is offered in the autumn semester.
1st quarter

Teacher responsible
Email: gh@ssi.dk
Email: kds@ssit.dk

Timetable
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Comment:
Max deltagerantal: 12 - kurset er et ph.d. -kursus som kan tages af både kandidat- og ph.d. -studerende

Prerequisites:
None

Academic preconditions:
Immunology (BX10 eller BMB512 og BMB514) must be passed. Bachelor degree.

Course introduction
Knowledge and understanding of mechanisms in infectious disease occurrence/spreading and basic biological mechanisms of human infectious diseases

Expected learning outcome
When the course has been taken, the student is expected to be able to: -Describe, compare and discuss properties of selected pathogenic vira, bacteria, fungi and parasites
-Describe and discuss the role of innate and adaptive immunology in protection against infectious diseases
-describe, compare and discuss dominant infectious diseases (e.g. malaria, tuberculosis, AIDS)
-describe, compare and discuss selected digestive system infections
-describe, compare and discuss selected airway infections
-describe and use basic principles of diagnosis, treatment and prevention of infectious diseases
-read, understand and critisize new literature on infectious disease immunology
-present and discuss issues and problems in infectious diseases immunology

Subject overview
Pathogenic vira, bacteria, fungi and parasites
Innate and adaptive immunology in protection against infectious diseases
Dominant infectious diseases (e.g. malaria, tuberculosis, AIDS)
Digestive system infections
Airway infections
“New” infectious diseases
Diagnostics of infections
Treatment of infections (incl. resistance)
Prevention of infections

Literature

• Udleverede noter og artikler.

Website
This course uses e-learn (blackboard).

Prerequisites for participating in the exam
None

Assessment and marking:
Project assignment graded according to the 7-scale. Internal censorship.

Re-examination after 2nd. quarter.

Expected working hours
The teaching method is based on three phase model.

Forelæsninger: 20 timer
Eksaminatorietimer/opgaveregning: 20 timer
Laboratorieøvelser: 10 timer
Educational activities

Language
This course is taught in English, if international students participate. Otherwise the course is taught in Danish.

Remarks
The course is a collaboration between SDU and Statens Serum Institut (SSI). Part of the course takes place at SSI

Course enrollment
See deadline of enrolment.

Tuition fees for single courses
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