A general education course emphasizing the intersection of microbiology, epidemiology, ecology, climate change and public health as they relate to selected emerging diseases that threaten human and animal welfare around the globe. It analyzes the influence of biological, evolutionary, environmental, socio-political, dietary and lifestyle factors on the emergence of "new" (within the past 20 years) diseases, as well as the reemergence of vaccine-preventable and antibiotic-resistant diseases.
Course ID
119
Department
Subject
Units
3
Requisites
ADVISE: Readiness for college-level English or ESL 188
Transfer code
UC/CSU
Credit type
Credit/Degree Applicable
Pass/Nopass
P/NP Available
Lecture hours
Lec-52.5
Has field trips
0