Communicable Disease Management & Control (PUBH7101)
Information valid for Semester 2, 2018
Course level
Postgraduate Coursework
Faculty
School
Public Health School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Delivery mode
External
Class hours
2 Lecture hours
1 Tutorial hour
Prerequisite
PUBH7600
Assessment methods
Online Quiz, Project, Policy Paper
Course enquiries
Current course offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024) | External | External | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024) | Herston | In Person | Course Profile |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
Course description
This course covers the management and control of communicable diseases affecting human populations. The core components of communicable disease management and control such as surveillance, screening, case finding and diagnostics, vector elimination, immunisation, and outbreak control in the domestic and international settings will be discussed. Diseases will be discussed according to their common modes of transmission and how this impacts on the implementation and effectiveness of management and control strategies. The global distribution, epidemiology, life cycle, clinical manifestations, treatment, prevention, control and surveillance of selected communicable diseases will be discussed in detail to assist students to apply the principles of communicable disease management and control covered in this course. For diseases that have vectors or intermediary hosts, factors affecting disease transmission, vector ecology and environmental control options will also be discussed. This course may not be offered if the enrolment is less than 15 students.