Minneapolis,
MN,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
The Environmental Infectious Diseases specialization focuses on studying the rise of foodborne and waterborne illnesses globally. Shifting environmental factors significantly influence how and where infectious diseases spread. Climate change poses particular worries as it may enable tropical diseases carried by insects to reach new regions. When examining disease transmission pathways, environmental conditions often serve as crucial reservoirs for pathogens and facilitate spread through contaminated food, water sources, and airborne particles. This program investigates environmental connections to infectious diseases, covering fundamental prevention methods through forecasting emerging disease patterns.