HLTH 6273 - Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Introduces the key concepts and basic research methods in infectious disease epidemiology. Students learn about causative agents, different routes of transmission (e.g., host-host, environmental transmission, vector-borne, etc.), outbreak investigation, and control/prevention strategies for a wide array of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, including HIV, Tuberculosis, malaria, etc. The difference between infectious and chronic diseases in epidemiological studies is also explored.

Credit Hours: (3)
Restriction(s): Enrollment in MPH program or permission of instructor.
Prerequisite(s): HLTH 6211

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