TM5501 - Tropical Medicine
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2007 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 3 |
| Administered by: | Discipline of Public Health & Tropical Medicine |
This subject covers the aetiology, diagnosis, management and prevention of common tropical diseases with special reference to Australasia and Southeast Asia, including helminthic, protozoan, rickettsial, bacterial, viral and other diseases. It includes lectures and demonstrations of some common tropical parasites and conditions. Anaemia, heat illness and other selected topics, are presented in lectures. Immunisation is also presented.
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| External, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 30-Mar-2007 | |
| Coordinator: | Professor Peter Leggat |
| Lecturers: | Professor Peter Leggat, Professor Richard Speare. |
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| Method of Delivery: | Printed materials |
| Assessment: | other exams (75%); assignments (25%). |
| Townsville, Block, Study Period 7 | |
| Census Date 20-Jul-2007 | |
| Face to face teaching 23-Jul-2007 to 03-Aug-2007 | |
| Coordinator: | Professor Peter Leggat, Professor Richard Speare |
| Lecturers: | Professor Peter Leggat, Professor Richard Speare. |
| Assessment: | other exams (75%); assignments (25%). |
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