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About the Course

Not so long ago, it was almost guaranteed that you would die of an infectious disease. In fact, had you been born just 150 years ago, your chances of dying of an infectious disease before you've reached the tender age of 5 would have been extremely high. Since then, science has come a long way in understanding infectious diseases - what they are, how they spread, and how they can be prevented. But diseases like HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Tuberculosis, or the flu are still major killers worldwide, and novel emerging diseases are a constant threat to public health. In addition, the bugs are evolving. Antibiotics, our most potent weapon against bacterial infections, are losing their power because the bacteria are becoming resistant. In this course, we'll explore the major themes of infectious diseases dynamics. After we’ve covered the basics, we'll be looking at the dynamics of the flu, and why we're worried about flu pandemics. We'll be looking at the dynamics of childhood diseases such as measles and whooping cough, which were once considered almost eradicated, but are now making a comeback. We'll explore Malaria, and use it as a case study of the evolution of drug resistance. We'll even be looking at social networks - how diseases can spread from you to your friends to your friends' friends, and so on. And of course we’ll be talking about vaccination too. We’ll also be talking about how mobile phones, social media and crowdsourcing are revolutionizing disease surveillance, giving rise to a new field of digital epidemiology. And yes, we will be talking about Zombies - not human zombies, but zombie ants whose brains are hijacked by an infectious fungus. We're looking forward to having you join us for an exciting course!...

Top reviews

DB
Apr 22, 2016

Can't fault this course at all and nor would I want to. Very interesting, brilliantly presented and the range of experts really enhanced it. It was engaging and made me keen to find out more.

SN
Apr 11, 2016

great course and its intensive learning . One might think its just another course . However, one needs to follow all the lectures and notes closely to be able to pass all their assignments .

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By Adelaida G L

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Jun 18, 2020

It was a really interesting curse, now i understand many things and problematics more deeply

By mohrah m a

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Mar 18, 2018

it was a pleasure for me to be a participant in that course, it was so useful and tremendous

By Emmanuel S

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May 30, 2020

Is a very recomendable course for both students and teachers interested in Diseases Ecology

By Sigrun J J E

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Aug 17, 2015

The course is very interesting and the pace and language is very accessible to understand

By Vishal L

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May 19, 2020

Excellent course!! Gives a brief knowledge on past, present and future of epidemiology.

By Kim R

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May 12, 2020

Very interesting, thorough, and informative, especially in light of the COVID 19 times!

By Anastasia C

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Jul 18, 2017

A wonderfully interesting course, with clear concise videos that explainm content well.

By Sandra C

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Nov 10, 2015

it was a fantastic course!!. Could you do a course to learn statistical predictions????

By alexander z

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Nov 2, 2016

it's so great to study this course with such a comprehensive discussion of epidemics.

By Alicia M

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May 23, 2018

Great course! It was informative and better prepared me for my upcoming MPH program.

By Mauricio A A

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Nov 30, 2015

Is so cool to me, the oportunity and is very terrific the explications...

Very Good!

By Harrison A

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Aug 31, 2015

Video lectures were engaging and conveyed information in an easily understood way.

By Hari P

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Jun 9, 2020

Course structure and the explanations are excellent. Really enjoyed the course.

By TANAKA P N

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Dec 15, 2017

This course is super fine,slpendid.It gives a person more time to concentrate .

By Noor B

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Oct 18, 2016

Nice course for making core concept about infectious diseases. Thank's to all

By James F

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Sep 19, 2018

This was a well put together course. The short 3 minute videos were perfect!

By Devdatta T

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Feb 2, 2016

Great course

Complex terms simplified and explained well by all professors.

By Rida A S

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May 30, 2020

It was extremely informative and I learned a lot from this wonderful course.

By Karalee H

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Dec 17, 2015

I loved this course and learned way more than I thought I would. Thank you!

By Mark A N

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Oct 31, 2020

Very resourceful and informative, I enjoyed this course to the very latter

By Luis R G

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Jun 12, 2020

Un muy buen curso, te explica las cosas de manera sencilla y muy práctica.

By BOOVENDRAVARMAN S

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Jun 8, 2020

Very much useful i wish every one should take up this course and complete.

By Andrya D

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Jun 2, 2020

Very helpful and interesting. I really enjoyed learning from all of you!

By Juan J L

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Sep 22, 2017

A great course that simplify the aspects surrounding how epidemics work.

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