Evolution of Human Disease
The complex interaction between humans and pathogens is explored throughout time, with particular emphasis on the role and impact of human biology, human culture, and changing environments.
Prerequisites: BIOL 102.
Outcomes: Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of the human immunological system, competing paradigms of human health, the processes and mechanisms of biological evolution, the pathogeneses of specific diseases, and the archaeological, paleopathological, paleodemographic, and historical data used to explore the evolution of disease.
Prerequisites: BIOL 102.
Outcomes: Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of the human immunological system, competing paradigms of human health, the processes and mechanisms of biological evolution, the pathogeneses of specific diseases, and the archaeological, paleopathological, paleodemographic, and historical data used to explore the evolution of disease.