Communicable Disease Management & Control (PUBH7101)
Information valid for Semester 2, 2025
Course level
Postgraduate Coursework
Faculty
Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences
School
Public Health School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
2 Lecture hours
1 Tutorial hour
Incompatible
TH895 or 899
Assessment methods
Attendance, Written Report, Group Presentation
Course enquiries
Professor Simon Reid
Current course offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2025 (28/07/2025 - 22/11/2025) | Herston | In Person | Profile unavailable |
| Semester 2, 2025 (28/07/2025 - 22/11/2025) | External | External | Profile unavailable |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
Course description
This course covers the management and control of communicable diseases affecting human populations. Management would include disease management as well as surveillance and outbreak / epidemic control in the domestic and international settings. Diseases will be discussed primarily grouped together according to their common modes of transmission. A few selected diseases would be discussed in detail. The global distribution, disease burden, epidemiology, life cycle, clinical manifestations, treatment, prevention, control and surveillance of selected communicable diseases will be described. For diseases that have vectors or intermediary hosts, factors affecting disease transmission, vector ecology and environmental control options will also be discussed. This course may not be offered if the enrolment is less than 15 students.
