Syllabus
• Overview of basic terms in description of infectious diseases
• Overview of basic terms and methods in genetics of susceptibility to diseases
• Genes influencing susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2
• Genes influencing susceptibility to HIV
• Natural selection during the Black Death
• Genetic influence on susceptibility to bacterial sepsis
• Genetic influence on susceptibility to Mycobacterium leprae
• Genetic influence on susceptibility to tuberculosis
• Genes controlling susceptibility to malaria
Annotation
For the students of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th. This course is offered each academic year.