Infectious disease epidemiology
Dr T Ruff
3.5 hours per week over 7 weeks
* Second semester
Synopsis Several major topics on infectious disease will be treated from an epidemiological perspective. Areas include the surveillance of infectious disease; sexually transmitted disease; infectious diseases in developing countries; parasites; vectors; exotic diseases; viral diseases; prevention and control of infectious disease; antibiotic policy; mathematical modelling of infectious disease and of vaccine use in control.
Assessment Attendance
* Participation in discussion
*
Presentation to class
Prescribed texts
Benenson A S Control of communicable disease in man 15th edn, American Public Health Association, 1990
Evans A S and Brachman P S (eds) Bacterial infections of humans: Epidemiology and control 2nd edn, Plenum, 1990
Evans A S and Brachman P S (eds) Viral infections of humans: Epidemiology and control 3rd edn, Plenum, 1990
Warren K S and Mahoud A A F (eds) Tropical and geographic medicine 2nd edn, McGraw-Hill, 1990
World Health Organisation Global estimates for health situation assessment and projections 1990 World Health Organisation, 1990
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