BIO 6637 - Epidemiology

3 Semester Hour(s)

The course is aimed to provide knowledge about the epidemiological concepts and methods used in Epidemiology, the key terms and definitions used in Epidemiology such as the epidemiological triangle, chain of infection, reservoir, the portals of entry and exit, the modes of transmission, susceptible host, association and causality, HenleKoch relationships, the strength of association, ratios, proportions, rates, prevalence, incidence, mortality data, measures of health impact, type of mortality rates, descriptive studies - case reports and case series, ecological studies, cross-sectional / prevalence studies, case control studies, odds ratio cohort studies, 22 tables, as well as Analytic and experimental studies, randomized controlled trials, confounding and effect modification, surveillance and prevention, disease prevention, screening tests, and outbreak investigations.

Prerequisite(s): BIO 6645 - Human Population Genetics