You will have a test on all the information we have covered thus far.  That includes, but is not limited to:

• Top causes of death in the USA and the World
  • know the relative order of the causes
  • know ball-park numbers for the causes
  • know what each condition/disease is and how it kills people (as discussed in class and in the handouts) – except for cancer, which we will discuss in more detail later
  • know the other diseases/conditions we discussed in class (e.g. malaria, sickle cell anemia)
• Computer Modeling of Disease
  • know the epidemiology terminology from the handout given in class
  • understand and be able to apply the equations modeling disease spread and know the meaning of each variable in those equations
  • know the differences between viruses and bacteria and parasites
  • Know how viruses replicate
  • know the causative microbe associated with each disease in the  handout from class (e.g. bacteria, virus, parasite, prion)
  • know how to calculate R(0) and the meaning of its value in relation to an epidemic
  • know how to calculate incidence and prevalence
  • know how antibiotics and vaccinations work
  • know how the immune system works with regard to white blood cells, antibodies, and antigens (as discussed in class)

Test: Friday, 3/22/13