This course is designed to introduce the student to the field of infectious disease epidemiology. The course will discuss the terms and methods usually employed in the investigation of infectious diseases, and the epidemiologic aspects of a number of diseases of theoretical or public health importance. At the end of the course, students should have the basic skills in the investigation of epidemics of infectious diseases and the methods used to identify new diseases and their determinants. Also, they should have a basic knowledge of the epidemiologic aspects of a number of infectious diseases including size of the problem, geographical distribution, changing patterns, modes of transmission, and methods of control.
Meetings will be held once weekly on Sundays 11:30 am -1:30. Meetings will involve lectures, discussions, and presentation of published research papers on relevant topics. Students will be asked to prepare topics and present the papers