Infectious Disease Ecology.

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Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Prerequisites: BIOL 151 , BIOL 152 , BIOZ 151 , BIOZ 152 and BIOL 317 , all with minimum grade of C. A comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the causes and consequences of infectious disease at levels from individual organisms to global scale. Examines the history of infectious disease ecology in human and nonhuman populations. Students learn about the roles of transmission and coevolution in infectious disease ecology and how population models are used to inform management of epidemics and emerging infectious diseases.