Topic:
Infectious Disease & Immunization
Format:
Online Course
Time:
25 minutes
Level:
Introductory
University:
University of North Carolina
PERLC:
University of North Carolina PERLC
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Description:
This training, offered by the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, gives the viewer an overview of tick-borne diseases, basic tick biology, as well as some of the most important tick-borne diseases of the United States and basic preventative measures to take against them.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand basic tick biology
- Define: vector, reservoir, tick-borne disease, & zoonotic disease
- List the most common tick-borne diseases of the United States
- Be familiar with symptoms of/treatments for common tick-borne diseases
- Apply concepts of tick-borne disease prevention