Transcript Tropical Biodiversity (BIO383) Tropical Biomedicine (BIO480)

Berry College
Tropical Biodiversity and Conservation: BIO383
Tropical Biomedicine: BIO480
Costa Rica, Summer 2011
Tropical Biomedicine
 The focus is on three main topics relevant to tropical
biomedicine.
 Why tropical infectious diseases persist and the
ecology of disease emergence into new
populations.
 The biology and epidemiology of human diseases
common to tropical climates.
 Differences in regional approaches to healthcare
and how traditional biomedical therapies can be
integrated.
 3 credit hours
 Designed to compliment Tropical Biodiversity and
Conservation.
 The study of disease has to be in the context of
the ecology that supports and spreads a
pathogen.
 Epidemiology IS the ecology of a specific disease.
 Virtually all disease pathogens have emerged
from animal reservoir species.
What will you do?
 Participants will be involved in field epidemiological
exercises.
 Guest lectures by regional experts on disease and
healthcare.
 Laboratory exercises
 Group and individual presentations
 Group discussions
A stream untouched by man.
A new primate species infects the
stream!
Costa Rica in 2009 was AMAZING, but just wait until 2011!