BS 4830 - Natural History of Disease

Institution:

SUNY College at Old Westbury

Subject:

Biological Sciences

Description:

A survey of major infectious disease epidemics including their ecology, epidimiology, pathology and sociology. The AIDS epidemic will be a major focus of this course. Other diseases will include tuberculosis, polio, influenza, Legionnaires' Disease, small pox and syphillis as well as vector borne diseases such as the bubonic plague, malaria, schistosomiasis and African Sleeping Sickness. A history of medical advances against infectious disease will also be explored. This is primarily a descriptive course but some knowledge of basic biology is recommended. Prerequisite: BS2100 or BS2400 or permission of the instructor.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.oldwestbury.edu

Phone Number:

(516) 876-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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