| Week | Topic | Readings |
| Week 1 | Disease Transmission Simulation | |
| Week 2-3 | Epidemics: Bubonic Plague Small Pox Typhus Malaria Yellow Fever Alimentary Diseases – Cholera, Dysentery Typhoid Fever Syphilis Test 1 |
Forces of Change – An Unorthodox View of History
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| Week 3 | Spread of disease – examination of hygiene and sewerage. | |
| Week 4 | Case Study - Cholera |
Background Readings: |
| Week 5 |
Test 2 |
Articles on Hanta Virus, Legionnaires Disease, Toxic Shock Syndrome, and Flu “ And the Band Played On” Video |
| Week 6-7 | Pathogen Research Project to Create a Disease Database Presentation of Research |
Pathogen Chart |
| Week 8-11 | Examination of Pathogens: Viruses Bacteria Protists Fungi Worms Insects Test 3 |
Virus Appreciation Day, Hot Zone E.Coli Movement Video Discover Article Active ingredients of Athlete’s Foot products |
| Week 11-15 | Understanding the Immune System Test 4 |
NIH Reading “Understanding The Immune System” |
| Week 16 | Treatments for disease History of causes and treatments - Greeks, Buddhist, Chinese, Ancient Egyptian Placebo Effect First vaccines (Onesimus and Jenner) Koch postulates Vaccines: Active vs. Passive immunity Drugs (sulfa, antibiotics) Drug resistance Test 5 |
Reading From “Tales of a Shaman’s Apprentice" History of the discovery of pathogens. Redi and spontaneous generation Pasteur and pathogens Evolution |
| Week 17-18 | Traditional Medicine Project Presentation of Projects |