Unit Code: EVH516

Unit Name: Disease Vector Management

Description: This course is about studying the different types of vectors of diseases - whether they be insects or animals - and examine their life-cycle, reproduction and growth. It also enables students to study in detail the common vector borne diseases, prevention and control mechanism of transmission. For insects alone, there are approximately one million species described throughout the world, with about ten thousand species of medical and public health importance. This course does not attempt to cover all the arthropods and animals in nature but only those who have significance public health concern. It has been designed to introduce the environmental health student to vectors that commonly serve as disease agent transmission vehicles in the Pacific region. Environmental health students are also oriented to their future functions of surveillance and control of vectors as public health officers in the Health Ministries and local municipalities. Surveillance and control protocols are essential technical competencies required of every public health worker.

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Prerequisite: NA

Prerequisite Sentence: N/A

Credit Point: 15

Offered In: Semester 2