At the end of the course the student knows the basic concepts of General Pathology, necessary for the subsequent development of specific skills in thebiological field. The student is able to use the acquired knowledge for understanding the pathogenesis of disease. In particular, the aim of the course is to describe the cellular, molecular, and functional mechanisms that are at the base of the general etiology of cellular adaptations, mechanisms of damage, repair and cell death, inflammation, immunobiology and immunopathology, oncology, and some pathophysiological changes.