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   Mechanisms of Human Disease 
    The Plight of Native Americans and European Conquest
 

 
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Week 4: More Infectious Diseases
  • Bug, Host & Environment
    • Emergence and access
    • Book of Revelation
    • Virulence, plasmids
    • Vectors
    • Environmental modifications
    • Host immunity & response to injury
    • Factors influencing recovery
    • Over response by host
  • Eurasia vs. New World
  • Types of infectious agents
    • Virus, Bacteria, Protozoa
    • Mechanisms of injury
  • What contributes?
    • Malnutrition, stress......
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Week 5

 
 
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