Populations & Diseases ((4 Credits))

Catalog description

Diseases may manifest differently in populations; diseases may also impact populations disproportionately. What determines how a disease progresses are a combination of genetic, biological, environmental and/or social factors. Adopting a public health approach is useful to interpret and understand how diseases manifest themselves and impact populations differently. This course is based on a careful examination of several diseases that may (or may not) affect populations differently. Concepts of risk, exposure, prevention and treatment will be explored in each disease module.