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2023-2026 Academic Catalog

PHO 7007 - International Health and Emergent-Remerging Diseases

This course will focus on a theoretical and practical introduction to international health and emerging-reemerging diseases The course has five main components: 1) basis of international health; 2) Puerto Rico, US and international health; 3) impact of the emerging-reemerging diseases; 4) public health surveillance; 5) prevention and control of emerging-reemerging diseases. During the course, students will increase their knowledge and skills in relation for example factors that affect the international health, evolution and dynamic of diseases transmission, biology and eco-epidemiology of arthropods, assess potential risk in Puerto Rico and US to emerging-reemerging diseases, the development of a system of emerging -reemerging diseases surveillance, prevention and control of emerging-reemerging diseases.