Flu in China

The case study will be on a communicable disease in a given jurisdiction. Students are expected to address the different scales of disease, from the microbial, transmission and spatial patterns and examining the importance of cultural, political, physical, environmental and social factors in the population’s epidemiologic profile (multi-level model). • Through the integration of the main concepts discussed in class and mastering critical and creative thinking, students are expected to debate the societal and political complexities of health and disease.