PBH617

Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Credits

3

Course Description

This course covers the importance and basic methods for infectious disease epidemiology for selected diseases. The methods will include outbreak investigations, disease surveillance, case-control studies, cohort studies, and cross-sectional studies. Distribution, risk factors and causes, transmission, and control of selected infectious diseases will be covered including interpretation of epidemiological data. Program evaluations in infectious disease settings and rates and measures will be covered as well.

Academic Level

Graduate

School

School of Health Sciences