Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Learning objectives
Upon successful completion of the course the post-graduate students are expected to be able to:
- understand the basic principles of infectious disease epidemiology
- describe the indicators used for the investigation of epidemics and epidemic outbreaks
- understand and interpret related mathematical models
- describe basic ethical issues in biomedical research
- interpret the principles of travel medicine and infectious diseases
- comprehend the concept of epidemiological surveillance
- interpret the evolution, emergence of pathogenic viruses and global health
- understand the applications of molecular epidemiology in the prevention of infectious diseases
Course content
The course introduces students to special issues on infectious disease epidemiology. The following topics are covered:
- Introduction-Infectious disease epidemiology -general principles
- Classification of infectious diseases
- Epidemiology of infectious diseases carried by vector (vector-borne diseases)
- Investigation of infectious diseases epidemics-mathematical modeling
- Travel medicine and infectious diseases
- Evolution, emergence, and transmission of avian influenza viruses worldwide
- Epidemiological surveillance
- Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS-Hepatitis
- Evolution, emergence of infectious viruses and one health
- Prevention of infectious diseases
- Social networks and infectious diseases
- Molecular epidemiology
- Applications of molecular epidemiology in infectious diseases prevention
The teaching methods include lectures.
Category: 1st semester – Selective