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BIOL-4564: Infectious Disease Ecology

Description: Principles of infectious disease dynamics from ecological and evolutionary perspectives. Examines a variety of wildlife hosts and disease-causing agents (bacteria, viruses, and parasites) using the framework of agent-host- environment interactions. Selective coverage of specific host and pathogen models to illustrate underlying principles of wildlife disease emergence, maintenance, and spread, as well as connections between wildlife and human health.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: (BIOL-2704 or BIOL-2704H) and (BIOL-2804 or BIOL-2804H)

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 5

Average GPA: 3.83 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 68.05%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.45%

Dana M Hawley201985.0%15.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.731
Staff Hoyt202490.4%7.8%0.8%0.5%0.0%0.6%3.854

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Fall 2019Spring 2021Spring 2022Spring 2023Spring 2024Term050% W