MPH2046

Biological environment

(MED)

Associate Professor M Sim

6 hours per day over 5 days

Synopsis: Common biological hazards in the occupational and general environments. Topics include an introduction to microbiology, food-borne biological hazards (food poisoning), animal hazards (animal, reptile and insect bites), zoonoses, air-borne biological hazards (Legionnaire0s disease, Pontiac fever, humidifier fever), water-borne biological hazards (cyanobacteria, cholera, typhoid), blood-borne biological hazards (AIDS, hepatitis) and microbiological safety in laboratories.

Assessment: Pre-test + Assignment + Final examination