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Course description

This course will provide an overview of the microbiological hazards in various environments that may include water, soil, food, animals(including humans), the atmosphere and buildings. The students will work through some particular case studies of pathogenic microbial hazards. They will gain knowledge of how exposure to microbial agents occur and the adverse health effects that may eventuate. The course will develop the students' knowledge to determine the extent of exposure over a given period of time. An understanding of qualitative and quantitative risk assessment for predicting the probability of adverse health (response) following a particular exposure (dose) will be gained. The management, regulations and standards that set limits for exposures to microbiological hazards will be discussed. The students will obtain an introductory understanding of quantitative microbial risk assessment.

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