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223.684.11
Vector-Borne Diseases in the Tropics

Location
East Baltimore
Term
Summer 2
Department
International Health
Credit(s)
4
Academic Year
2012 - 2013
Instruction Method
TBD
Start Date
Monday, June 25, 2012
End Date
Friday, June 29, 2012
Class Time(s)
M, Tu, W, Th, F, 8:30am - 5:30pm
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Ashley Simmons
Contact Email
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Prerequisite

Bachelors degree, and a higher degree in fields as nursing, engineering, biological/social sciences strongly recommended.

Description
Focuses on vector-borne diseases prominent in tropical infections. Areas of emphasis are global epidemiology, diagnosis, clinical presentations, pathophysiology, and treatment of microorganisms as well as characterization and control of vectors. Laboratory sessions integrate clinical cases and pathology. Principal diseases covered include malaria, African and American trypansomiasis, leishmaniasis, filariasis, yellow fever, dengue, hemorrhagic fevers, Bartonella, Lyme, Rickettsial, plague and toxoplasmosis.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. identify key vector-borne diseases for the tropics
  2. recognize the clinical presentation, treatment, epidemiology, and control of dengue, hemorrhagic fevers, and other arboviral infections, including malaria
  3. Discuss the biology, global distribution, etiology, transmission, impact, diagnosis, treatment and control of vector borne diseases relevant to the tropics, such as yellow fever, typhus, trypanosomes, leishmaniasis, filariasis and Onchoceriasis, Borrel