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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 .

SD

Oct 1, 2016

Of course, its a nice course but the calculations were little more for me to understand as I am a Medical doctor. I enjoyed the course. Thanks one and all for helping me to understand the course

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276 - Epidemics - the Dynamics of Infectious Diseases 的 300 个评论（共 413 个）

创建者 Carol H

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Jun 6, 2020

Very informative and well-done.

创建者 Ajao A A

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Apr 29, 2020

The course is very interesting

创建者 MALA M H A M M H A

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Sep 11, 2023

A wonderful and useful course

创建者 Sebastián L

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Nov 4, 2015

Extremely interesting course!

创建者 Chris K

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Jun 16, 2025

I have completed this course

创建者 Robert M

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May 13, 2020

excellent entry level course

创建者 Margie W

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Apr 23, 2020

Great info. Well-presented.

创建者 Seta J

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Jan 21, 2016

Great course! Learned a lot!

创建者 차정민

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Aug 29, 2015

It is the most needed class.

创建者 Faiz A

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Jan 27, 2023

Wonderful and great course

创建者 Helen M

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Jan 29, 2022

great learning experience

创建者 WAJEEHA S

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Mar 6, 2021

please view my certificate

创建者 Tetiana P

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Apr 26, 2020

my favorite course so far.

创建者 Angiefrasa

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Feb 4, 2020

Excellent course , thanks

创建者 Kateryn E

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Aug 23, 2017

Very interesting course.

创建者 [email protected]

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Apr 4, 2017

neat course by nice team

创建者 Kesmic A J

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Jun 12, 2016

This was a great course!

创建者 Abhishek S

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Mar 11, 2016

Very informative course.

创建者 TMU林塏崴

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Dec 20, 2024

非常實用，由淺入深的介紹流行病學的各大基礎領域

创建者 MONA S S A

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Oct 22, 2024

Very interesting course

创建者 Mohammad F R

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Aug 31, 2024

Very Informative course

创建者 HANIN F R A H F R A

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Jan 16, 2024

Very useful information

创建者 Paulo G M L

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Oct 14, 2020

Pretty good course !!!!

创建者 Daniel V

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Aug 29, 2020

the course is very good

创建者 .MARAM I S A

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Nov 30, 2023

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