Infectious Diseases

Infectious disease is a major challenge to society in the developed and developing worlds.

Our infectious diseases programme investigates the microorganisms that cause disease in humans and animals and how a host responds to infection.

It brings together the study of:

* bacteriology

* virology

* immunology

* molecular biology

You will study:

* the interaction between microorganisms and hosts

* infection processes

* how microbes cause disease

We can apply this knowledge to the development of prevention and therapeutic strategies, such as:

* antibiotics

* antiviral agents

* vaccines