Spring 2027

Introduction to Disease Biology

Introduction to Disease Biology covers the biology of infectious disease, its impact on humans and other organisms, and social factors shaping disease spread through a global health lens.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Kerri Gann

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.88 GPA, 93.1% A/AB (n=233 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.87 GPA, 94.3% A/AB (n=283 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.94 GPA, 97.0% A/AB (n=331 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Describe different types of parasites/pathogens and their modes of transmission

  • Summarize the function of the human immune system in protecting against disease and in causing some of the damages associated with disease

  • Read and analyze data on the health status of populations

  • Assess environmental, medical and political strategies for controlling infectious diseases

  • Identify the evolutionary processes that lead to adaptation and biological diversity

  • Describe the genetic and behavioral reasons why there are increasing numbers of antibiotic resistant infections

  • Evaluate global progress toward reaching MD6—to reduce the burden of HIV, TB, Malaria and other diseases

  • Critically evaluate and effectively use textbooks, current research literature, online information, as well as information related to scientific and biological issues in the popular press

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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ZOOLOGY/​BIOLOGY 101,BOTANY/​BIOLOGY 130,ZOOLOGY/​BIOLOGY/​BOTANY 151, or BIOCORE 381

MICROBIO 345

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Professors

Spring 2027

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.88 GPA, 93.1% A/AB (n=233 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.87 GPA, 94.3% A/AB (n=283 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.94 GPA, 97.0% A/AB (n=331 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

KERRI GANN is recorded teaching in Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.88 GPA, 93.1% A/AB (n=233 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.87 GPA, 94.3% A/AB (n=283 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.94 GPA, 97.0% A/AB (n=331 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Pathogen types, infection, transmission, evolution, and virulence
  • Social, political, and cultural factors in disease spread
  • Global health goals and disease burden reduction

Skills

  • Describe pathogen types and transmission modes
  • Summarize human immune system functions
  • Analyze population health data
  • Assess disease control strategies
  • Identify evolutionary processes in pathogens
  • Explain antibiotic resistance drivers

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About this comparison

1280 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

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MICROBIO 345 · Spring 2027

Introduction to Disease Biology

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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