310669 (v.2) Emerging Infectious Diseases 631
| Area: | School of Biomedical Sciences |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| Tuition Patterns: | The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline. |
| Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Syllabus: | Introduction to and highlights of current emerging infectious diseases and factors contributing to emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases; categorization and special considerations of the significant emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases. Study of the contribution of microbial resistance to emerging infectious diseases. Study of and prevention strategies for MRSA infections, antibiotic-resistant pneumococcal infections, antibiotic-resistant tuberculosis, genital herpes, H5N1, anaplasmosis, West-Nile Fever and Ebola. Diagnostic and prevention strategies for haemolytic uraemic syndrome. Study of emerging faecal-oral route, Food- & Water-borne, Air-borne, Sexually Transmissible and Vector-borne infectious diseases (examples include Cholera, Whooping cough, HPV, Gonorrhoea, Chlamydiosis, SARS and Avian Influenza, Tularaemia, Lyme Disease, Viral Encephalitidis and Dengue Fever). Study and discussion of Bio-terrorism and infectious diseases. |
| Unit references, texts, outcomes and assessment details | The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline. |
| Field of Education: | 060100 Medical Studies (Narrow Grouping) |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Area External | Central External | Fully Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y |
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