VP 416/CHLTH 476 Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Course Outline - Spring, 2002, M 1:00-3:00, W 12:00-1:00, VMBSB 2801

Date

Speaker/Leader

Topics and Readings

Wednesday, January 15

Uriel Kitron

Introduction and overview    

Student presentations - disease choice

Disease assignments - spring 2000

Wednesday, January 23

 

Infectious Agents readings
Epidemiology review readings

Assignment of homework 1 - SIR model

Monday, January 28

Randy Singer

Molecular Epidemiology - readings

 

Wednesday, January 30

 

Tony Goldberg

 

  Molecular Epidemiology        
Molecular Epidemiology readings

Monday, February 4

 

U. Kitron

Ecological background
Ecology readings

Wednesday, February 6

 

U. Kitron

Routes of Transmission - Readings

Outbreak investigation - Homework II

Monday, February 11

 

Students

Ecology of Infectious Agents - Exercise

Routes of Transmission - Exercise

Wednesday, February 13

 

U. Kitron

Surveillance/Control- Readings

 

Monday, Feb. 18



Students

U. Kitron

Surveillance/Control

Exercise: Surveillance & Control

Economic & Socio-political Issues
Readings - part 1

 

Wednesday, February 20

U. Kitron

Economic & Socio-political Issues Readings - part 2

Monday, February 25

Students

U. Kitron
Marilyn Ruiz

Exercise: Economic, & Socio-political Issues

GIS/Spatial Analysis - Readings

Assignment of Homework III

Wednesday, February 27

U. Kitron

 

Monday, March 4

  Connie Austin,  IDPH Infectious Disease outbreaks in Illinois
10 steps in an outbreak investigation

Wednesday, March 6

Uriel Kitron

Monday, March 11

Linn Haramis, IDPH

Surveillance for arboviruses   
Readings

Wednesday, March 13

U. Kitron

Vector-borne diseases - Readings

Monday, March 18

SPRING BREAK

Wednesday, March 20

SPRING BREAK

 

Monday, March 25

Nohra Mateus

Wildlife Diseases - Readings   

Wednesday, March 27

U. Kitron

Malaria - Readings

Monday, April 1

R. Cortinas
Lyme disease & a study of tick-borne diseases in the Midwest - Readings,  Lyme risk study

 

Wednesday, April 3

Schistosomiasis & helminths - Readings

Monday April 8

 

Emerging diseases - Readings, Assignment & Disease choice

Wednesday, April 10

Marilyn Ruiz

 

Foot and Mouth Disease
Readings, Detailed readings,
Presentation

Monday, April 15

    Melinda Brady

   In room 2506

Ebola movie:
The Plague fighters
Readings

Wednesday, April 17

Bridget Lavin

TB
Readings, Presentation

Monday, April 22

Cara Cooke

HIV - Readings, Presentation , Handout
U. Kitron - HIV/Aids & the media
S. Kim - HIV & hepatitis B, C
B. Lavin - HIV & TB

Wednesday, April 24

Brad Rittenhouse

Hantavirus - Readings,
Presentation

Monday, April 29

Sangmi Kim

Ryan Martin

Hepatitis - Readings,
                  Presentation

Anthrax
- Readings

Wednesday, May 1

  Tulsi Penmetchsa

Measles - Readings                  Presentation