Unit IntroductionWelcome to this edition of our collaborative flipped classroom!
What is a flipped classroom? A flipped classroom is a blend of in-person classroom instruction with online resources and assignments. In this unit, we are going to review the animals (or vectors) of disease, the basics of epidemiology (how scientists monitor and prevent disease), and the intersection of the 2-- human diseases caused by animal hosts-vectors. |
Unit Objectives
- The student will be able list different disease vectors based upon phylum.
- The student will be able assess the effect of human behavior on disease transmission cycle.
- The student will be able to define basic epidemiological terminology.
- The student will be able to describe the reaction of people during past epidemics.
- The student will be able to propose disease control methods based on disease vectors.
- The student will be able to demonstrate basic bio-statistics.
- The student will be able to explain the basics of viruses and bacteria.
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"Going back to prehistoric times, it's clear that when humans change their impact on the environment, or change farming practices -- every time, it opens an opportunity that microbes will invariably take advantage of."
-Beatrice Hahn, Virologist
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