Prevention and Control of Infectious Agents
Prevention and Control of Infectious Agents
PUB HLT X 413
The course provides an introduction to infectious agents, outbreak investigations and their subsequent mitigation strategies in a public health globally.
Typically Available
Winter
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What you can learn.
What you can learn.
Understand infectious agent profiles pertaining to specific communities
Evaluate various case studies incorporating outbreak and mitigation components
Comprehend and analyze infection prevention strategies
Develop mitigation strategies for various public health settings
About This Course
The course provides an introduction to infectious agents, outbreak investigations and their subsequent mitigation strategies in a public health globally. This course will help students understand infectious agent profiles pertaining to specific community and health care associated pathogens and diseases. The overall goal of this course is to expose students to various case studies that will incorporate outbreak and mitigation components. The intent of the course is to present material in class that is aimed at helping students to comprehend, synthesize, and analyze infection prevention strategies.
Prerequisites
Students must have completed and received a grade of C or higher, in PUB HLT X 411 Applied Epidemiology for Infection Prevention and Control Professionals.