Concepts and Methods in Infectious Disease Epidemiology

4 Credits.

Develops deeper understanding of the concepts and quantitative methods unique to infectious disease epidemiology. Builds upon the concepts and methods of general epidemiology and knowledge of specific infectious diseases. Topics include disease emergence, transmissibility and the basic reproductive number, transmission patterns and serial intervals, seasonality, virulence, heterogeneity in hosts and pathogens, herd immunity, diagnosis of infectious diseases, co-infections, and phylodynamics.