Why We Need Medical Entomology in Medical Field in India?

This is a unique course in India catering to national as well as global needs.The course provides an opportunity for students to gain in-depth knowledge of Public Health Entomology and intense training on the modern approaches for epidemiology, prevention and control of vectors and vector-borne diseases.Arthropods affect the health and well-being of human beings in a wide variety of ways, by transmitting several of the most devastating infectious diseases.This course provides an overview of the ways in which arthropods impact public health, laying greater emphasis on insect vectors and vector-borne diseases prevention and control.The course focuses on vectors of local as well as global importance.An epidemiological perspective is integrated throughout the course.Biology, ecology, environment, surveillance and application of modern tools in the management of vectors and vector-borne diseases are dealt with in detail.Enormous attention is paid to develop skill-set of the students required for operational programmes.