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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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251 - Epidemics - the Dynamics of Infectious Diseases 的 275 个评论（共 413 个）

创建者 Kristian L

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Aug 2, 2020

A well thought out and presented course.

创建者 Hans M

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Sep 10, 2019

Thank you so much. The course is Awesome

创建者 Ekaterina V

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Sep 28, 2015

Very informative and dynamic! Loving it.

创建者 Sondos A

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Jan 10, 2025

Very good and the information was clear

创建者 Elyse M

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May 3, 2020

This is an amazing, informative course.

创建者 Jannat K

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May 2, 2020

I liked it but I didn't get certificate

创建者 Steve R

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Apr 23, 2020

Timely and very well presented science.

创建者 Janzu A S A

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May 5, 2017

Very good general vision of epidemics!

创建者 John I

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Jul 28, 2020

Brilliant and so timely! More please!

创建者 Aniket K

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May 16, 2020

Very helpful and informative course!!!

创建者 Wezi

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Jul 20, 2023

it was a great and interactive course

创建者 Ken J

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Feb 13, 2019

This was a really well taught coURSE!

创建者 Gianguglielmo Z

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Jun 12, 2018

Very very good course and very useful

创建者 Bhagwan D A

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Feb 15, 2017

Another good course on Epidemiology!

创建者 Jean H H

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Jun 21, 2023

Excellent cours, riche et dense !!!

创建者 Max L

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Sep 19, 2020

now i know why coronavirus is scary

创建者 NICOLLE I A B

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Jun 24, 2025

buen curso, super practico y util

创建者 Prince M

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Sep 13, 2021

best course about disease dynamics

创建者 Zobayda N

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Sep 17, 2020

Great course for research purposes

创建者 Joseph C

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Jul 17, 2019

Very interesting, and lots of fun!

创建者 ANTHONIO D

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Oct 11, 2023

Great and very insightful course.

创建者 Mariam A

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May 17, 2021

thank you so much for this course

创建者 Illana C

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Apr 9, 2021

Excelente! Super indico a todos!

创建者 Syeda S Z

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May 12, 2020

Very informative and interesting

创建者 Tuan v L

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Jan 17, 2021

Comprehensive and useful course