Ecology of Disease (BIOL3002)
Course level
Undergraduate
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Class hours
3 Lecture hours
1 Tutorial hour
Recommended prerequisite
PARA2007
Recommended companion
PARA3002 or MICR3001
Assessment methods
Scientific abstract; mini-review; theory & practical examinations
Course enquiries
Prof. Peter O'Donoghue
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Course description
Study of ecological interactions between disease-causing organisms (viruses, bacteria, parasites), their vertebrate/invertebrate hosts & the external environment; to explain disease occurrence, distribution & transmission. Impact of vector biology, drug resistance, water/food treatment, reservoir hosts on disease incidence. Mathematical prediction models.