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Epidemiology and Public Health Impact of HIV and AIDS
Location
Internet
Term
2nd Term
Department
Epidemiology
Credit(s)
4
Academic Year
2012 - 2013
Instruction Method
TBD
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
Introduction to Online Learning.
Provides an overview of the historical and public health aspects of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, with review and analysis of virology; immunology; clinical and laboratory manifestations; legal and ethical issues; economic impact; and needs for future research and intervention for global control of the HIV epidemic.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Establish a knowledge base on basic science of HIV infection and host response
- Recognize and compare HIV/AIDS epidemics at the global level
- Explain the basis of clinical management of HIV infection at individual and population levels
- Describe the science and epidemiology of HIV drug resistance
- Compare risk factors for HIV infection and the behavioral interventions for prevention of HIV infection
- Compare risk factors for HIV infection and the behavioral interventions for prevention of HIV infection
- Describe the science and epidemiology of dual infections of HIV and viral hepatitis, HPV, tuberculosis, and malaria
- Analyze intervention modalities used to interrupt vertical transmission of HIV
- Discuss several aspects of legal issues in the HIV/AIDS field
- Predict future issues and trends of HIV/AIDS by Discussing the concept of HIV candidate vaccines, the economic burden of HIV/AIDS in the world, and the future projections of HIV/AIDS cases during the upcoming decade