PHE 363 – Communicable-Chronic Diseases
Biography
Reviews etiology, epidemiology, and approaches to prevention of infectious and chronic diseases. Aspects of risk factors, transmission, pathogenesis, immunology, case management, and control programs are discussed. Basic human physiological processes are reviewed. Expected preparation: PHE 250.
Prerequisite
PHE 250 – Our Community: Our Health
¹ CEPH Primary Instructional Faculty
² CEPH Non-Primary Instructional Faculty
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