University at Albany, SUNY

Albany, New York, United States

University at Albany students in the AIDS Epidemiology (EPI 610) course will create individual class presentations, working with a professor with expertise in communications. Learners will apply the basic principles and methods of epidemiology to the investigation and control of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in a given country. Major issues explored include surveillance, clinical manifestation of AIDS, modes of transmission, implications for the health care system, control measures, and the ethical dilemmas associated with managing the HIV/AIDS epidemic.