Oct. 30, 2008
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| UC Davis medical entomologist Thomas Scott in Kenya in 2004. He was there to study malaria. Almost half of the children in this photo had malaria at the time. |
DAVIS—Want to learn about medical entomology?
UC Davis medical entomologist Thomas Scott, professor of entomology, will teach a three-unit course on medical entomology during the winter quarter, which starts Jan. 5.
The class meets Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 12:10 to 1 p.m. in 1 Wellman. The textbook used is “Medical Entomology: A Textbook on Public Health and Veterinary Problems Caused by Arthropods,” by medical entomologists Bruce Eldridge and John Edman. They are UC Davis emeriti professors.
Medical entomology is the study or relationships among arthopods, microbial pathogens and human health.
Among the diseases to be discussed: dengue fever, malaria, yellow fever, West Nile virus, Lyme disease and river blindness.
Worldwide, arthropod diseases have devastating effects on human health; they are a leading cause of human morbidity and mortality.
Scott will discuss 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.
For additional information, see http://entomology.ucdavis.edu/faculty/scott/MEDENT153.cfm.
