10658 (v.4) Control of Infectious Disease 682

Area:

School of Public Health

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

3.0

Lecture:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

13150 (v.3) Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases 681 or any previous version

Syllabus:

Public health strategies for the control of infectious diseases, outbreak investigation and management, immunisation, public health legislation. Policy development for infectious disease control programs. Application of control principles to specific infectious diseases.

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit students will be able to - Discuss historical control measures and assess their effectiveness. Describe the control of disease in terms of primary, secondary, or tertiary prevention, and in terms of reducing the components of the epidemic model. Apply the principles of control to specific diseases. Understand the impediments to the success of preventive programs. Discuss with understanding the issues to be considered for the development of infectious disease control programs. Understand the processes of global disease control.

Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.

Unit References:

Giesecke J., (2002), Modern Infectious Disease Epidemiology, (2nd ed.), London, Edward Arnold. Garrett L., (1994), The Coming Plague, NY, Penguin. McMichael T., (2002), Human Frontiers, Environments and Disease, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press. Thomas J.C. and Weber D.J., (2001), Epidemiologic Methods for the Study of Infectious Diseases, Oxford University Press. Detels R., Holland W.W., McEwen J. and Omenn G.S., (1997), Textbook of Public Health, 3rd ed., Oxford, Oxford University Press.

Unit Texts:

No prescribed texts.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Assignments 60%, Examination 40%. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y		Y