MICR 471 - Neglected Tropical Diseases

(3 units) CO10

This course will introduce students to field of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) by focusing on high-impact pathogens, and their associated diseases, which disproportionally affect the world’s lowest-income populations and are particularly severe in developing regions.

Maximum units a student may earn: 3

Prerequisite(s): BIOL 315.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. identify the basic biological characteristics, pathogenesis, human immune responses, and current effective therapeutics/management strategies for NTDs.
2. list the core historical diversity issues that have led to the prevalence of NTDs and articulate an awareness of the role that race, culture, ethnicity, gender, social class, religion, politics, sexual identity, or national origin play in NTDs.
3. explain and communicate the core contemporary diversity issues that currently prevent the clearance of NTDs despite the availability of effective management strategies, curative therapies, and vaccines.
4. interpret and critically analyze (CO3) the roles of cultural differences, biases, and rules with relation to NTD prevention in addition to the direct role of socio-economic inequity.
5. integrate the scientific/medical prevention measures for NTDs with the current social, cultural, political, and economic factors underlying the inequality that drives NTD persistence.
6. discuss current innovative programs/policies that attempt to address barriers to NTD management, and postulate their own solutions and management options.

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