We will be using the resources on the web regularly. If you are not comfortable doing research on the web, please let me know. You will also be expected to develop a web page from your project paper. We will spend some time in lab learning to use Pagemill, an easy program for web page development. This is a lab course.
Attendance is required.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention publish a weekly newsletter called Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports, which provides information on infectious diseases in the US and abroad, and alerts health professionals to changing situations. Check the Disease Surveillance page for links. Outbreak and ProMED have regular updates on new occurrences of diseases. Each student, with a partner, will be responsible for a 5-15 minute report one time during the semester. The report should include either a poster or transparencies, and should address the highlights of new information and their implications.