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课程概述

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!...

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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 .

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.

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226 - Epidemics - the Dynamics of Infectious Diseases 的 250 个评论（共 413 个）

创建者 Scott56

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Aug 19, 2015

This is the best epidemiology course I have ever taken.

创建者 Angélica E

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Jul 7, 2020

Excelente curso!! muy dinamito, datos muy interesantes

创建者 Teo C Y

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Jun 20, 2016

Interesting, informative and easy to understand. Good!

创建者 Virginia F

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Jan 18, 2021

Very good course. The Faculty members are excellent.

创建者 Catherine L

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Oct 14, 2016

Great for beginners and a good review of the basics!

创建者 Daniela R R

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Aug 28, 2015

Great content presented in a very comprehensive way!

创建者 Anoop M

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May 28, 2020

Presentation well achieved.

The quiz are appropriate

创建者 Puneet M

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May 20, 2023

excellent material support and well curated course

创建者 KULJEET K

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May 27, 2020

Knowledge gained will definitely help me in future

创建者 Mark E S

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Aug 11, 2020

An excellent exposition on diseases and infection

创建者 Jessie C

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Apr 12, 2020

I loved the layout, content, and animations of th

创建者 Uener R d S

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Jun 3, 2017

It's a great and interesting course. I recommend.

创建者 Julia L C G

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Jul 26, 2020

Very good course! A diverse and quality content!

创建者 Diana H

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Dec 8, 2015

Excellently presented by interesting lecturers.

创建者 Vinutha.S.R

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Jul 4, 2020

enlightening course!!! Thanks for the speakers

创建者 BABBIE J E

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May 24, 2022

Timely relevant and very comprehensive course

创建者 Adrii G

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Jun 19, 2020

This course was amazing and very educational!

创建者 Tahir H

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Jan 18, 2020

good knowledge about the infectious diseases

创建者 Quentin L T

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Apr 8, 2018

Great course, great professors. Thank you !

创建者 Lilly N

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Aug 19, 2017

Really enjoyed this course & learned a lot!

创建者 白金松

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Oct 2, 2018

非常不错，科普效果很不错，对于有一些基础知识的人也很有益处，边上的手绘示例真的很可爱

创建者 Johanna H

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Dec 10, 2016

Useful. Scary. Enjoyable. Clarifies a lot.

创建者 Lisa O

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Dec 1, 2015

This was a fascinating course. Thank you.

创建者 Stephen W H

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May 10, 2020

Very well detailed and informative course