Course Description

Causative agents of blood- and vector-borne tropical diseases; Morphological and molecular characteristics; Epidemiology; Pathogenesis and pathology; Clinical manifestations; Host immune response; Basic and molecular diagnosis; Prevention and control; Vaccine development; Environmental and host nutritional factors; Adaptation of causative agents; Genetic diversity of hosts and causative agents; Drug resistance

Course Goals

Upon completion of this course students will be able to generate connection and plan research work related to blood- and vector-borne tropical diseases for creating the new knowledge in this field. Students are able to work constructively as a team to solve tropical medicine related problems.

Course-level Learning Outcomes: CLOs

At the end of the course, the students should be able to

CLO1:   Draw connection of host-agent-environment factors in tropical blood and vector borne diseases

CLO2:   Discuss and construct solution plans of blood and vector borne diseases  problems using up to date data

CLO3:   Comprehensively apply knowledge to answer questions and solve problems  related to blood- and vector-borne diseases in the tropics