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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

AI

Nov 4, 2015

Excellent class with a rich variety of instructors from multidisciplinary array of fields, lots of extra information and pretty much any question answered!

DW

Apr 24, 2020

The instructors were very good and many of there examples were very interesting. Of particular interest to me, was the story of the Irish potato famine and the the zombie ants.

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By Winston A W

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Nov 20, 2020

Excellent, thank you.

By Dhwani D

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Dec 1, 2023

Insightful learning

By David N

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Dec 5, 2022

Excellent material.

By Hoor R

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Jan 30, 2016

interesting course

By Yamileth M M

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Sep 21, 2015

Excelent course!!!

By Libero P

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Oct 9, 2025

Πολύ καλό μάθημα.

By Martha M

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Jun 21, 2023

Excellent course.

By Samah M L M A N

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Jun 17, 2020

Excellent, thanks

By Gunter K

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Jun 5, 2020

It was well done.

By Nanpan I

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Jan 30, 2020

Very informative!

By Eric D

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Dec 8, 2017

Excellent course!

By Ugly D

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Jan 6, 2016

Fantastic Course!

By AWDH S M A A S M A

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May 6, 2025

محتوى كامل وشافي

By RUTH M

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Jan 8, 2025

Excellent course

By Aniebonam M K

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Sep 6, 2020

Very good course

By josue d s c

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Jul 14, 2020

fantastic course

By piyush k

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May 22, 2020

Excellent course

By Apoorva V

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Mar 18, 2020

Excellent course

By José L C H

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May 21, 2016

Excelent course!

By Chani R

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May 18, 2025

Super educatif!

By Lena s f a

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Dec 18, 2024

دورة مفيدة جدا

By AHMED F T A A F T A

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Jun 8, 2024

شكرا لكم جميعا

By Ankita p

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Feb 13, 2021

awesome course

By PUJARI S S 1

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May 16, 2020

Amazing course

By Dickson A

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Aug 22, 2018

Great Course !