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Infectious Disease Courses

Infectious disease courses can help you learn epidemiology, infection control methods, and the biology of pathogens. You can build skills in outbreak investigation, data analysis, and public health communication. Many courses introduce tools like statistical software for analyzing disease trends and modeling software for predicting outbreaks, that support applying your knowledge in real-world health scenarios.


Popular Infectious Disease Courses and Certifications


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    University of Rochester

    Community Engagement in Research and Population Health

    Skills you'll gain: Health Disparities, Social Determinants Of Health, Health Equity, Community Health, Public Health, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Health Systems, Community Outreach, Data Collection, Research, Program Evaluation

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Responsible Reporting on Suicide for Journalists

    Skills you'll gain: Journalism, Health Education, Public Health, Media and Communications, Interviewing Skills, Stress First Aid, Advocacy, Mental Health, Cultural Sensitivity, Ethical Standards And Conduct

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    12 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Geneva

    COVID-19 : à la recherche des contacts

    Skills you'll gain: Public Health and Disease Prevention, Epidemiology, Public Health, Rapport Building, Healthcare Ethics, Interviewing Skills, Infectious Diseases, Investigation, Community Health, Patient Communication, Interpersonal Communications, Diagnostic Tests, Health Technology, Telehealth, Medical Privacy

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    New York University

    MOST from a Conceptual Perspective

    Skills you'll gain: Experimentation, Clinical Trials, Research Design, Research, Clinical Research Ethics, Statistical Methods, Program Evaluation, Sample Size Determination, Public Health and Disease Prevention

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Rice University

    Anatomy & Physiology: Filtration and Reproduction

    Skills you'll gain: Obstetrics And Gynecology, Urology, Urinalysis, Anatomy, Nephrology, Gynecology, Physiology, Pathology, Biology

    4.9
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of California San Diego

    Hacking COVID-19: Metabolic Pathway Analysis Yields SARS-CoV-2 Drug Targets

    Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Informatics, Network Analysis, Medical Science and Research, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Biochemistry, Data Mining, Scientific Visualization, Data Analysis Software, Pharmacology

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Let's talk about it: A Health and Immigration Teach Out

    Skills you'll gain: Health Disparities, Health Equity, Community Health, Community Organizing, Social Determinants Of Health, Patient Advocacy, Social Justice, Health Care, Advocacy, Health Policy, Cultural Responsiveness, Community Development, Community Outreach, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Oncology, Immigration Law, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Discussion Facilitation

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Covid-19 Death Medical Analysis & Visualization using Plotly

    Skills you'll gain: Plotly, Data Visualization, Datamaps, Data Visualization Software, Scatter Plots, Jupyter, Python Programming, Exploratory Data Analysis, Pandas (Python Package), Data Analysis, Medical Science and Research

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    University of Glasgow

    Introduction to the Healthcare Industry

    Skills you'll gain: Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Health Technology, Health Disparities, Health Systems, Health Care, Telehealth, Emerging Technologies, Health Care Administration, Pharmaceuticals, Health Policy, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Interviewing Skills

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Public Health Principles: Systems and Strategies

    Skills you'll gain: Health Policy, Public Health, Systems Thinking, Health Promotion, Program Evaluation, Health Systems, Health Care Administration, Health Education, Health Equity, Epidemiology, Public Affairs, Community Health, Social Determinants Of Health, Advocacy, Media and Communications, Collaboration, Communication

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    AWS AutoGluon for Machine Learning Classification

    Skills you'll gain: AWS SageMaker, Model Evaluation, Applied Machine Learning, Classification Algorithms, Amazon Web Services, Machine Learning Methods, Predictive Modeling, Machine Learning, Python Programming

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Insper

    Introdução à Ciência da Primeira Infância

    Skills you'll gain: Infant Care, Child Development, Childhood Education and Development, Working With Children, Child Health, Pediatrics, Socioeconomics, Parent Communication, Nutrition and Diet, Health Equity, Human Development, Nutrition Education, Maternal Health, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Public Health, Social Determinants Of Health, Care Coordination

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular infectious disease courses

  • Community Engagement in Research and Population Health: University of Rochester
  • Responsible Reporting on Suicide for Journalists: Johns Hopkins University
  • COVID-19 : à la recherche des contacts: University of Geneva
  • MOST from a Conceptual Perspective: New York University
  • Anatomy & Physiology: Filtration and Reproduction: Rice University
  • Hacking COVID-19: Metabolic Pathway Analysis Yields SARS-CoV-2 Drug Targets: University of California San Diego
  • Let's talk about it: A Health and Immigration Teach Out: Johns Hopkins University
  • Covid-19 Death Medical Analysis & Visualization using Plotly: Coursera
  • Introduction to the Healthcare Industry: University of Glasgow
  • Public Health Principles: Systems and Strategies : Coursera

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