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Welcome

Welcome to Epidemiology and Natural History of Human Viral Infections, offered by the Department of Epidemiology of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

The purpose of this course is to provide you with an examination of the biology, epidemiology, and pathogenesis of diseases caused by human viruses. We will look at virus interaction with host, diagnostic methodologies, immunization, and treatment of viral infections. We will also examine relationships between viral infections and oncogenesis such as hepatitis/liver cancer, HPV/cervical cancer, EBV/lymphoma, and HTLV/leukemia. We will cover the biology and natural history of major viral families such as retroviruses, rabies, and others.

The main framework for presenting the course content is online lectures. There is a wealth of information covered in the lectures and in your course textbook. I encourage you to communicate and collaborate with your fellow students throughout the course, using the tools provided in the course: email (see the roster section for addresses), the bulletin board, LiveTalk, and DED Instant Messenger. You will receive credit for class participation.

Please take a few minutes to view the course video introduction.

Enjoy the course!
Homayoon Farzadegan


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Course Information
Course Number
Term
Units
340.654.81
First
6
Course Type: Single Term
Faculty: Farzadegan
Prerequisites:
Registration: Important Information

 

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