BIOL 4319 Medical Entomology

Study of the medically important insects. The focus will be on insect vectors and the diseases that they can transmit. We will examine insect life history, population dynamics, ecology, and human impact. We will also cover some basic epidemiology and disease transmission models.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Grade of 'C' or better in the following: BIOL 1406 and BIOL 1407; or consent of instructor.

Schedule Type

Lecture

Grading Basis

Standard Letter (A-F)

Administrative Unit

Biology

Offered

Fall/Spring