PUBH 4104

Exclusion(s): Unavailable to students with credit for PUBH419. A survey of the agents of food borne disease. Bacteria, viruses, protozoa and parasites all play a role in various diseases related to food contamination. How food becomes contaminated, the health effects of contamination and preventive measures will be discussed. Laboratory sessions will focus on methods of detection, isolation and enumeration of organisms associated with food.