PUBHLT 0461 - VECTOR-BORNE DISEASES

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course will familiarize students in the BSPH program with vector-borne diseases that represent important public health problems around the world. Specifically, the students will receive information on the biology of invertebrate vectors of transmissible pathogens, how the host and pathogen interact in ways that promote pathogen transmission, and how these pathogens cause disease in humans, and in select cases, economically important animal populations. Control approaches for invertebrate vectors, vector-borne pathogens, and the impact of climate change and changing patterns of human land use will also be discussed.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: Student must be Sophomore level or higher

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