PUBHLTH 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Circovirus, Oncovirus, Newborn Screening
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#1: video clips, public health news, chapter 10-12, and all required materials for week 4. Describe the course of infection with hiv/aids and name public health measures established to control its transmission. Illustrate the recent spread of the ebola epidemic worldwide, and differentiate treatment of the disease in the u. s. versus west africa. List other new or resurgent viruses and the environmental factors responsible for their recent emergence. Explain how the development of more lethal strains of bacteria has led to antibiotic resistance and explain how drug resistance affects the treatment of infectious diseases. Name prion diseases identified in humans and animals and describe resulting government restrictions enacted to strengthen the public health system. Identify some public health initiatives that address the environmental, demographic, social, and other factors leading to the emergence or re-emergence of infectious diseases. Chapter 11: the biomedical basis of chronic diseases. Describe the challenges of using animal models to research chronic diseases in humans.
