? Credit Points : 10  ? SCQF Level : 10  ? Acronym : BIO-4-ZOmalaria

Malaria remains one of the world's major causes of ill-health and premature death. The module will cover the life history of the malaria parasite in relation to disease; methods of control, both by chemical means and by vaccination; and the biology of the mosquito vectors and their control.

? Pre-requisites : Permission of the Curriculum Approval Officer. Normally Parasite Biology 3 is required or concurrent attendance at Arthropod Biology.

Home subject area

Zoology, (School of Biological Sciences, Schedule K)

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date Start End Room Area Additional Information 25/09/2006 14:00 17:00 Lecture Theatre 2, Ashworth Labs KB

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Monday 14:00 14:50 KB Lecture Monday 16:10 17:00 KB

Understanding of course content and ability to apply this to novel problems in biology.

2 hours written exam

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length 1ST December 1 - 2 hour(s)

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Mrs Pat Dougall
Tel : (0131 6)50 5464
Email : pat.dougall@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr Vernon French
Tel : (0131 6)50 5480
Email : Vernon.French@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.biology.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.scieng.ed.ac.uk/