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Fall 2013
May 03, 2024 |
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| ANTH 1913 - Plagues and People: Health and Disease in Human Society |
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The study of the impact of diseases such as malaria, bubonic plague, and AIDS on human society, from their effects on populations to how they have influenced the course of history. Identification of social and cultural factors, conditions that influence and impede the spread of contagious diseases, ethical issues concerning the treatment of the sick, and policies designed to halt epidemics will be examined. The contemporary threat of biological weapons and the impact on local and national public health efforts in the U.S. will be discussed. (Irreg.) [III-SS]
3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Non-Degree, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Anthropology Department Course Attributes: Arts Science Course, Undergrad Lower Division Crse, Norman Lower Div Crse, Gen Ed-Social Science, Undergrad Arts & Sci Course Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Campuses: Independent Campus Health Science Center |
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