BIOL 342 - The New Plagues: New and Ancient Infectious Diseases Threatening World Health
- Recent Professors
- Stanley A. Wright, Karen E. Carberry-Goh
- Recent Semesters
- Spring 2027, Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025
- Class Size
- Not published
- Difficulty
- 6.1Demandingout of 10
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisite
- None.
- Spring 2027 Sections
- View Spring 2027 sections of BIOL 342
- Transfers To
- UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5B · IGETC Area 5B · CSU GE Area E · CSU GE Area B2
- Description
- Area 5B This course will explore the biology, epidemiology, and pathology of selected pathogenic prions, viruses, bacteria, protozoa, and helminthes threatening public health worldwide. The course will also explore how human behavior and human activities have catalyzed the emergence of new infectious diseases and re-emergence of ancient plagues.