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BACTERIOLOGY AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

Bacteriology C1: Biology B1 prerequisite.—Lectures, conferences and
laboratory work 12 hours weekly during the third term. The object of this course
is to acquaint the student with the microörganisms which are of importance to
man and his environment, the methods used in their study and identification. The
fundamentals of infection and immunity are taught. The student learns the common
procedures used in the diagnosis and treatment of infectious disease. So far as
practicable the material studied is obtained from the environment, from the body
surfaces and excretions of normal individuals, and from the body surfaces, excretions,
secretions and exudates of the persons with various common pathological
conditions. The student is thus introduced to the etiology of infectious disease
and some of the factors involved in resistance. Through a consideration of
selected bacteriologic and immunologic studies the basis is laid for the later
study of epidemiology and preventive medicine.

Dr. Maxcy and Dr. Derrick.

Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology C1: Biology B1 prerequisite.—2
hours weekly during the first two terms.—The primary object of this course is to
interest the student in the practice of preventive medicine. By lectures, clinics
and demonstrations the epidemiology of each of the common communicable diseases
is presented. The student is encouraged to consider these diseases not solely from
the point of view of diagnosis and treatment in the individual case, but to understand
the environmental factors and biologic conditions which are responsible for
its maintenance and propagation in nature, and the possibilities of control or
prevention, through the efforts of the private physician or the functioning of
organized public health agencies.

Dr. Maxcy and Dr. McQuade.

Immunology D1: Bacteriology C1 prerequisite.—This course is designed to
amplify the introduction to immunology given in the regular course in Bacteriology
during the first year. During the third and fourth years the student has become
acquainted with clinical medicine. It is desirable to review the factors concerned
in resistance to infection and the scientific background for the treatment of infections
diseases. By means of conferences and laboratory assignments the student is given
an opportunity to perform and observe some of the characteristic phenomena in
test tube and in the experimental animal. Special attention is given to those
biologic reactions which are of value in the diagnosis or treatment of disease such
as the Wassermann reaction, the Kahn reaction, agglutination technique, standardization
of antitoxic sera, etc.

Dr. Maxcy.