Area of Study 1:  Epidemiology

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Outcome:
  • Evaluate challenges and strategies in the treatment of disease


Disease challenges and strategies

  • The emergence of new pathogens and re-emergence of known pathogens in a globally connected world, including the impact of European arrival on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
  • Scientific and social strategies employed to identify and control the spread of pathogens, including identification of the pathogen and host, modes of transmission and measures to control transmission
  • Vaccination programs and their role in maintaining herd immunity for a specific disease in a human population
  • The development of immunotherapy strategies, including the use of monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of autoimmune diseases and cancer


Genetic changes in a population over time

  • Consequences of bacterial resistance and viral antigenic drift and shift in terms of ongoing challenges for treatment strategies and vaccination against pathogens


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