340.627.01
Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases

Location
East Baltimore
Term
2nd Term
Department
Epidemiology
Credit(s)
4
Academic Year
2012 - 2013
Instruction Method
TBD
Class Time(s)
M, W, F, 3:30 - 5:20pm
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Kenrad Nelson
Contact Name
Ken Nelson
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Description
Introduces the basic methods for infectious disease epidemiology and case studies of important disease syndromes and entities. Methods include definitions and nomenclature, outbreak investigations, disease surveillance, case-control studies, cohort studies, laboratory diagnosis, molecular epidemiology, dynamics of transmission, and assessment of vaccine field effectiveness. Case-studies focus on acute respiratory infections, diarrheal diseases, hepatitis, HIV, tuberculosis, sexually transmitted diseases, malaria, and other vector-borne diseases.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. After taking the course in Infectious Diseases Epidemiology students will be able to describe and Discuss the main Epidemiological characteristics of the Major infectious diseases of Humans
  2. The students will be able to describe how these Epidemiological characteristics can be utilized to develop and evaluate strategies to prevent epidemics or endemic transmission of the major infections of humans
  3. Epidemiological characteristics such as Incubation period, Infectious period, means of transmission and reservoir of these infectious diseases will be evaluated
Instructor Consent
No consent required