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BIOE 149 - 01   Disease Ecology

2019 Summer Quarter

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Career
Undergraduate
Grading
Student Option
Class Number
71255
Type
Lecture
Instruction Mode
In Person
Credits
5 units
General Education
 
Status
Open
Available Seats
5
Enrollment Capacity
25
Enrolled
20
Wait List Capacity
0
Wait List Total
0

Description

Focuses on the ecological and evolutionary processes that drive the transmission of pathogens between hosts; the impact of disease on host populations; and what causes the emergence of an infectious disease. Includes theoretical framework, description of field techniques, and discussion of wildlife and human diseases including malaria, West Nile virus, Lyme disease, HIV, avian influenza (bird flu), Chikungunya, tuberculosis, chytridiomycosis, and Ebola.

Enrollment Requirements

Prerequisite(s): BIOL 20A, and BIOE 20B and 20C and 107. Prerequisites waived for non-UCSC students.

Class Notes

Visiting Students - prerequisites are lifted in summer.

Meeting Information

Days & Times Room Instructor Meeting Dates
TuTh 09:00AM-12:30PM CoastBio 110 De Wit,L.A.
Sette,C.M.
06/24/19 - 07/26/19
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