NH 221 Infectious Diseases of the World I, 3 credits  ($225.00)

§         Prerequisites:  None.          

§         Required reading:

o       Atlas of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology:  Textbook with CD-ROM by Wallace Peters and Geoffrey Pasvol.  (purchase elsewhere)

o       Study Guide:  Infectious Diseases of the World I, by Dr. James R. Overman, N.D.

§     Hours: 75 total hours, 25 hours reading, 25 hours answering study questions, 24 hours on-line with study questions and 1 hour for the exam.

According to the World Health Organization, infectious disease is the major health threat facing the entire world. Increase in world travel has made localized parasite problems spread across the entire globe.  The emphasis on the mechanisms for the spread of infection makes this study important to infectious disease prevention.  This module adds depth of understanding to the revolutionary methods of treatment studied in Parasitic, Mycological and Microbiological Infectious Disease courses.  

The missionary student will appreciate preparation for the difficult infectious disease cases they will encounter in third world countries.

Study will focus on parasitic and infectious diseases worldwide including arthropod borne infections, soil-mediated infections, and snail-mediated infections.  Additionally study will explore how and what infections are acquired through the gastrointestinal tract.