HLTB21H3 Lecture : Course Outline

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19 May 2011
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Tutorial times: mondays at 10:00 - t1 in bv471, t2 in bv498, t3 in bv469, and t7 in bv462. Mondays at 11:00 t4 in bv471, t5 in bv498, t6 in bv469. Office hours: wednesdays 8:00 9:00 am (except jan 19 and mar 2 office hours are mondays 8:00 9:00 am, feb 23 reading week) up to and including april 6th. This course considers the origins, antiquity, and impact of plagues on human societies from cultural, evolutionary, epidemiological, and ecological perspectives. The course will start with an introduction to disease ecology followed by a focus on historic, contemporary, and newly-emerging epidemics. The aim is to understand why plagues emerge and how their occurrence is intimately linked to human behaviour. The main goal is to provide insight into the struggles of attaining disease control and the challenges of forecasting emerging plagues. 1: to stimulate analysis and discussion on topics related to attaining disease control, disease prevention, and the challenges of preparedness.

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