ANTH 1913 . Plagues and People: Health and Disease in Human Society.3 Credit Hours.
The study of the impact of diseases such as malaria, bubonic plague, and AIDS on human society, from their effects on populations to how they have influenced the course of history. Identification of social and cultural factors, conditions that influence and impede the spread of contagious diseases, ethical issues concerning the treatment of the sick, and policies designed to halt epidemics will be examined. The contemporary threat of biological weapons and the impact on local and national public health efforts in the U.S. will be discussed. (Irreg.) [III-SS]
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