Do a lot of people in your neighborhood all seem to have the same sickness? Are people concerned about high rates of cancer? Your community may want to explore the possibility of a disease cluster, which happens when there is a higher number of cases of disease than expected.
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Disease Clusters
Johns Hopkins UniversityAbout this Course
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Explain how disease is studied.
Describe what happens during a disease cluster investigation.
Assess the two main parameters of a disease cluster investigation: time and space.
Explain challenges in studying disease clusters, including why they often yield inconclusive results.
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Introduction and What is Disease?
How is Disease Studied
Approaches to Possible Clusters
Why Are These Investigations Often Unsuccessful? (Suzanne Condon)
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TOP REVIEWS FROM DISEASE CLUSTERS
The course is beneficial to those who want to get acquainted with disease clusters definitions and investigation mechanisms and study case examples, really very helpful.
Great Course with excellent lectures and presentation materials.Would take follow-up courses!
S.Cy J
This course is about the investigation of a disease cluster, it has many samples to study so you can apply this knowledge to your problem. I'm glad to register for this course.
Very informative. The content was good, the delivery was easy to follow and the tests help to reinforce.
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