CT203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Malaria, Graduate Management Admission Test, Cholera
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Nb: all e-mail correspondence with the professor must originate from the student"s laurier e-mail address. Please do not use the myls email system to contact me. This course examines human health and disease from the origin of humans to the present day. Readings, lectures, and audio-visual presentations will introduce a history of health and disease, demonstrating how biology, environment, and society influence our vulnerability to illness. Attention will be paid to the historical role of epidemic disease in the transformation of human societies on a global scale, the emergence of new diseases, and the potential return of past scourges. As well, some consideration will be given to the state of medical knowledge at the time of specific disease outbreaks. Sherman, irwin w. (2006) the power of plagues. Final exam 40% (as scheduled by wlu) Infectious disease: plague, pox & pestilence reading: ch. An introduction to infection and immunity reading: ch.
