13150 (v.3) Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases 681

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Area:	School of Public Health
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	4.0
Lecture:	1 x 4 Hours Weekly
Syllabus:	The natural history of infectious diseases. Historical and current perspective. Epidemiological methods for the investigation of infectious diseases. Epidemic models. Microbial evolution. Control of infectious diseases. Bioterrorism. Examples of infectious diseases - blood borne infections, zoonotic and vector-borne diseases, foodborne disease, nosocomial infections and infectious diseases in chronic disease aetiology.
Unit Outcomes:	On successful completion of this unit students will be able to - Discuss the history of selected infectious diseases and the impact of these diseases upon society. Contrast the burden of infectious diseases in developed and developing nations and among aboriginal and non-aboriginal Australians. Describe the Public Health impact of existing, emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases. Identify appropriate methods for investigating epidemics and the epidemiology of infectious diseases. Identify appropriate methods for the control of infectious diseases.
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:	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, Oxford University Press. Burnet M. and White D.O., (1979), Natural History of Infectious Disease, 4th ed., Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.
Unit Texts:	Giesecke J., (2002), Modern Infectious Disease Epidemiology, (2nd ed.), London, Edward Arnold.
Unit Assessment Breakdown:	Assignments 50%. Examination 50%. This is by grade/mark assessment.
Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External 2004 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y   Y