Course Description

Only a few decades ago, we were ready to declare a victory over infectious diseases.  Today, infectious diseases are responsible for major morbidity and mortality experienced throughout the world.  Even resource-rich countries are plagued by resistant “super-bugs” and antibiotic misuse.   This course will examine the epidemiology and social impact of past and present infectious disease epidemics in the developing and developed world.  True scenarios such as the introduction of drugs to treat HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa will be considered from political, ethical, medical, legal and economic perspectives. Lessons from past and current efforts to control global infectious diseases will guide our examination of the high-profile infectious disease pathogens poised to threaten our health in the future.

• Typically offered in Winter Term.
• Open to all students.  
• Limited to 35 students.  
• Dist: INT or SOC.   

Professors

• Lisa. V. Adams, MD, Assistant Professor, Section of Infectious Disease and International Health, Dartmouth Medical School
  Director, Global Health Initiative of the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding
• John Butterly, MD, Associate Professor, Section of Cardiology, Dartmouth Medical School

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