INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF BOLIVIA   [Archived Catalog]
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BIOL 0070 - INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF BOLIVIA


Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Introduces the basic methods for infectious disease epidemiology and case studies of important disease syndromes and entities in Bolivia. Environmental and social factors and the role they play in disease outbreak will be discussed. Methods include definitions and nomenclature, outbreak investigations, disease surveillance, case-control studies, cohort studies, laboratory diagnosis, molecular epidemiology, dynamics of transmission, and assessment of vaccine field effectiveness.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade


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