VTPB - Veterinary Pathobiology (VTPB)
VTPB 212 Genetics in the News
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Use of contemporary news articles from the popular press to delve into the science of genetics and genomics and their methodologies to gain a deeper understanding of how data is analyzed and interpreted leading to news headlines. Prerequisites: Sophomore classification or approval of instructor; high school or college course in biology recommended.
VTPB 221 Great Diseases of the World
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Great infectious and parasitic diseases; introduction to the major diseases affecting humans and other mammals including plague, tuberculosis, AIDS and malaria. Prerequisite: Freshman or sophomore classification.
VTPB 285 Directed Studies
Credits 0 to 4.
0 to 4 Other Hours.
Directed individual study of selected problems in microbiology, parasitology, immunology, genetics or pathology as approved by instructor. Prerequisites: Approval of department head; freshman or sophomore classification.
VTPB 289 Special Topics in...
Credits 1 to 4.
1 to 4 Lecture Hours.
Selected topics in an identified area of veterinary pathobiology. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Freshman classification.
VTPB 301/RWFM 309 Wildlife Diseases
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Basic mechanisms of diseases as they occur in wildlife populations; interplay of habitat requirements, individual physiological requirements and disease producing mechanisms of varied wildlife species. Prerequisite: Junior classification or approval of department head. Cross Listing: RWFM 309/VTPB 301.
VTPB 303 Medical Communication in the International Community
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
To develop an awareness that there is a culture associated with the practice of veterinary and human medicine in other countries. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification.
VTPB 334 Poultry Diseases
Credits 4.
3 Lecture Hours.
2 Lab Hours.
Poultry sanitation and diseases. Prevention and control of environmental, nutritional, parasitic and contagious diseases. Prerequisites: BIOL 107 or BIOL 111; junior or senior classification.
VTPB 405 Biomedical Microbiology
Credits 4.
3 Lecture Hours.
2 Lab Hours.
Fundamentals of bacteriology, mycology, virology, infectious diseases, immunology and identification of pathogenic microorganisms. Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in BIOL 112, CHEM 228, MATH 142 or MATH 151, and PHYS 202; junior or senior classification.
VTPB 407 Advanced Veterinary Microbiology Laboratory
Credits 1 to 3.
1 to 4 Lab Hours.
Modular course (one credit per module) that covers immunological and molecular techniques used with bacteria, parasites and viruses in animals for diagnostic and identification purposes. Prerequisites: VTPB 405, VTPB 409 and VTPB 438 or concurrent enrollment; junior or senior classification.
VTPB 408 Clinical Microbiology
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Conceptual basis for understanding pathogenic microorganisms and the mechanisms by which they cause disease in the human body; operates in an integrated manner with the spectrum of microorganisms including viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites, describing the factors common to all infectious diseases; molecular biology, pathology and immunology explain the mechanisms for spread, immune response and recovery. Prerequisites: VTPB 405 or BIOL 456 and VTPB 409 or BIOL 454.
VTPB 409 Introduction to Immunology
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Diverse concepts relative to immunologic mechanisms inherent to domestic and laboratory animals. Prerequisite: Advanced classification.
VTPB 410 Cell Mechanisms of Disease
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Mechanisms, morphologic manifestations and clinical signs of disease processes at the cellular level. Prerequisites: CHEM 227 and CHEM 228, or equivalent; junior or senior classification; biomedical sciences major, biomedical engineering major or related field.
VTPB 411 One Health and Tropical Ecology
Credits 3.
2 Lecture Hours.
2 Lab Hours.
Traditional lectures, guest lectures, field excursions, field laboratories, discussions, readings, student oral presentations and case studies; form and function of healthy ecosystems, various forms of ecosystem perturbation and how perturbations influence ecosystem, animal, and human health.
VTPB 415 Immunogenetics and Comparative Immunology
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Genetic mechanisms used to diversify immune receptors; immunoglobulins, T cell receptors, major histocompatibility complex, natural killer cell receptors, toll-like receptors and many others; selected comparative and veterinary examples of different immune recognition systems; evolution of the immune system. Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification, GENE 320/BIMS 320 and VTPB 409 or approval of instructor.
VTPB 421 Infectious Diseases of Humans and Animals
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Pathogenesis of selected bacterial pathogens of humans and animals; bacterial virulence factors, host immune responses; current concepts of extracellular, facultative intracellular and obligate intracellular bacterial diseases. Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification.
VTPB 438 Biomedical Virology
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Fundamental study of nature and characteristics of human and animal viruses; classification, morphology, chemical structure, ability to cause disease and nature of resulting disease. Prerequisite: 3 hours of microbiology or approval of instructor.
VTPB 460 Mammalian Cell Pathobiology
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Cell signaling and organelle perspective of pathogenesis, mechanisms leading to a disease state; fundamental understanding of structural and functional properties of mammalian cells; molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying health-disease transitions. Prerequisites: BIOL 111 and BIOL 112, junior or senior classification or approval of instructor.
VTPB 485 Directed Studies
Credits 0 to 4.
0 to 4 Other Hours.
Directed individual study of selected problems in microbiology, parasitology, immunology, genetics or pathology as approved by instructor. Prerequisites: Approval of department head; junior or senior classification.
VTPB 487 Biomedical Parasitology
Credits 4.
3 Lecture Hours.
2 Lab Hours.
Helminth and protozoan parasites of medical and veterinary importance; life cycles, morphology, taxonomic classification, economic and public health aspects and current topics in parasitic diseases. Prerequisites: BIOL 107 or BIOL 111; junior classification or approval of instructor.
VTPB 489 Special Topics in...
Credits 1 to 4.
1 to 4 Lecture Hours.
0 to 4 Lab Hours.
Selected topics in an identified area of microbiology, pathology, genetics, immunology, parasitology, or physiological chemistry. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification and approval of department head.