PUBH 8125 - Environmental Health Microbiol

Credit Hours: (3)

Description This course provides introduction to foodborne and waterborne microbial disease including sources and routes of transmission of microbes from the environment to humans; identification of common water and foodborne pathogens and methods for their detection and surveillance; safe preservation and intervention methods to reduce microbial loads in food and water; regulatory aspects of prevention of foodborne disease and how information from surveillance is used to improve public health policy and practice. PRE-REQUISITE: one college level course in both biology and chemistry.