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Course No.
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Course Title
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No. of Units
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Pre-requisites
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Th.
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Pr.
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Credit
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Bio 430
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Immunology and Serology
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2
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3
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3
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Bio 330, 331
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Objectives of the course:
- Know and understand the different mechanisms of innate immunity .
Describe how the acquired-immunity work .
- Understand some of non-desirable immunity e.g. hypersensitivity, immunodeficiency, autoimmunity diseases, Tumor and Transplantation .
- Understand immunity to Bacteria, Virus, Fungi and Protozoa .
- Understand Vaccination procedures .
- Understand the application antibody-antigen interaction in Laboratory investigation .
Course Description :
Introduction course to immunology give the student the basic knowlage of the different scope of immunology .
Main text books :
- Norman Staines et al., (1993). Introducing Immunology. 2nd. ed. Mosby - Yearbook Europe, Lynton House, 7-12 Tavistock Square, London .
- Weir, D.M. (1988). Immunology, (6th. ed.). Churchill Livingstone, Robert Steveson-House, 1-3 Baxter's Place, Leith Walk, Edinburgh .
Subsidiary books :
- Roitt, Ivan et al., (1989). Immunology (2nd. ed.). Churchill Livingstone , Gowermedical Publishing, Middlesex-House, 34 Cleveland Street, London .
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