BIE299-11 Global Perspective of Infectious Disease

Welcome to a Global Perspective of Infectious Disease! In this course we will journey through the non-fiction book, Spillover, by award-winning National Geographic novelist, David Quammen. This author will open your eyes and connect dots as he travels the world to various outbreaks to interview the medical professionals in the “hot zone” that worked with “patient zero.” You will learn about topics such as the basic principles in epidemiology, patterns of human behavior that lead to the spread of disease and why certain species of animals are natural "hosts" to various diseases, and more. After this course, you will never look at this World the same again!

Week 1

Assigned Reading:

Chapter 1- Pale horse

Chapter 2- 13 Gorillas

Chapter 3- Everything comes from Somewhere

Forum 1- due Friday 01/10/20

Quiz 1- due Sunday 01/12/20

Week 2

Assigned Reading:

Chapter 4- Dinner at the Rat Farm

Chapter 5- The Deer, the Parrot and the Kid Next Door

Chapter 6- Going Viral

Forum 2- due Friday 01/17/20

Quiz 2- Ch. 4 & 5: due Friday 01/17/20

Week 3

MONDAY- 01/20/20- Martin Luther King Jr. holiday- NO CLASS

Assigned Reading:

Chapter 7- Celestial Hosts

Chapter 8- The Chimp and the River

Chapter 9- It Depends

Forum 3- due Friday 01/24/20

Quiz 3- Ch. 6 & 7: due Friday 01/24/20

Week 4 (01/27 - 01/30)

Final Presentation- attendance mandatory this entire week! Presentation schedule (01/27- 01/30) to be determined.

Forum 4- due Thursday 01/30/20

Quiz 4- cH. 8 & 9: due Thursday 01/30/20