An Interdisciplinary Perspective: Infectious Diseases & History

An Interdisciplinary Perspective: Infectious Diseases & History

Introduces the course "Infectious Diseases and History" which is designed for freshman and sophomore students. Aims to teach about infectious diseases, develop skills of using libraries and computer resources, and develop oral and written communication skills. Focuses on tuberculosis as an...

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Published in:The American biology teacher 2001-05, Vol.63 (5), p.325-335
Main Authors: Turco, Jenifer, Byrd, Melanie
Format: Article
Language:eng
Subjects:
Biology
Colleges & universities
Communicable Diseases
Computer Assisted Instruction
Computers
Core Curriculum
Course Descriptions
Curricula
Disease
Ebola virus
Epidemiology
Higher Education
History
Infections
Infectious diseases
Interdisciplinary Approach
Leprosy
Libraries
Microbiology
Multidrug resistant tuberculosis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Narcotics
Preventive medicine
Pulmonary tuberculosis
Science education
Spinal tuberculosis
Study and teaching
Tuberculosis
Urbanization
Writing (Composition)
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Summary:Introduces the course "Infectious Diseases and History" which is designed for freshman and sophomore students. Aims to teach about infectious diseases, develop skills of using libraries and computer resources, and develop oral and written communication skills. Focuses on tuberculosis as an example of an instructional approach and explains its treatment, prevention, and history. Includes the chronology of tuberculosis. (Contains 158 references.) (YDS)
ISSN:0002-7685
1938-4211