Modeling Infectious Diseases

3 credits · Undergraduate credit

Understanding the spread, evolution and control of infectious diseases requires integrating processes that occur at many scales: infection and pathogenesis within a host, transmission among hosts and long-term evolutionary forces. Mathematical and computational models provide a unique perspective for understanding disease dynamics at these scales individually, but also within an integrated framework. By combining lectures and computer labs, we formulate and analyze various models relating to infectious disease biology, with particular attention to their management control.