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DAVIS--What's medical entomology?
Thomas Scott, professor of entomology at the University of California, Davis, will teach "Medical Entomology 153"(CRN: 23030) for the winter quarter. (Download PDF)
Medical Entomology is the study of relationships among arthropods, microbial pathogens, and human health. Worldwide, arthropod-borne diseases have devastating effects on human health; they are a leading cause of human morbidity and mortality.
The course will cover the basic biology of medically important arthropods and the pathogens they transmit, with emphasis on the ecology of arthropod-borne diseases and principles of their control.
Examples of diseases to be discussed are:
· Dengue Fever
· West Nile Virus
· Malaria
· Lyme Disease
· Yellow Fever
· River Blindness
This is a 3-unit General Education course (Science and Engineering). Prerequisite: upper division standing in one of the biological sciences or consent of the instructor. For additional information about this course, including the syllabus, go to:
http://entomology.ucdavis.edu/faculty/scott/MEDENT153.cfm
Instructor: Thomas W. Scott, 49 Briggs Hall
Telephone: 4 - 4196, e-mail: twscott@ucdavis.edu
Lecture: MWF 12:10 – 1:00 p.m. • Location: Wellman 1
Download flier on course
Related links about dengue:
On the Trail of a Killer
Tom Scott Featured in Blog/Podcast on Discover website
--Kathy Keatley Garvey
Communications specialist
UC Davis Department of Entomology
(530) 754-6894
