? Credit Points : 10  ? SCQF Level : 10  ? Acronym : BMS-4-MI17

Pathogen evolution poses the critical challenge for infectious disease management in the 21st Century. We will examine how medical and veterinary interventions like chemotherapy and vaccination can prompt erodes the effectiveness of those measures. We will look at the factors determining the evolution of drug resistance, virulence and vaccine-escape virulence, including initial frequencies, fitness differences, and details of the underlying genetics. Understanding pathogen evolution requires integration of evidence from a range of disciplines, from molecular biology to epidemiology and population genetics. We will focus on a number of diseases, such as malaria, whooping cough, Marek's disease and tuberculosis.

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Pre-requisites : Permission of the Curriculum Approval Officer.

Home subject area

Microbiology and Infection (Biomedical Sciences), (School of Biomedical Sciences, Schedule T)

Other subject areas

Microbiology and Infection (Biological Sciences), (School of Biological Sciences, Schedule K)

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) 45 minutes per week for 11 weeks

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Tuesday 09:00 13:00 Central Lecture Friday 09:00 13:00 Central

Increased understanding of biological processes. Detailed learning outcomes will be provided later.

To be added later.

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Mrs Patricia Anne Law
Tel : (0131 6)50 3161
Email : Anne.Law@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr John Stewart
Tel : (0131 6)50 8267
Email : John.Stewart@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.dbcls.med.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.mvm.ed.ac.uk/