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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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301 - Epidemics - the Dynamics of Infectious Diseases 的 325 个评论（共 413 个）

创建者 Winston A W

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Nov 20, 2020

Excellent, thank you.

创建者 Dhwani D

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Dec 1, 2023

Insightful learning

创建者 David N

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Dec 5, 2022

Excellent material.

创建者 Hoor R

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Jan 30, 2016

interesting course

创建者 Yamileth M M

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Sep 21, 2015

Excelent course!!!

创建者 Libero P

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Oct 9, 2025

Πολύ καλό μάθημα.

创建者 Martha M

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Jun 21, 2023

Excellent course.

创建者 Samah M L M A N

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Jun 17, 2020

Excellent, thanks

创建者 Gunter K

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Jun 4, 2020

It was well done.

创建者 Nanpan I

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Jan 30, 2020

Very informative!

创建者 Eric D

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Dec 8, 2017

Excellent course!

创建者 Ugly D

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Jan 6, 2016

Fantastic Course!

创建者 AWDH S M A A S M A

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May 6, 2025

محتوى كامل وشافي

创建者 RUTH M

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Jan 8, 2025

Excellent course

创建者 Aniebonam M K

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Sep 6, 2020

Very good course

创建者 josue d s c

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Jul 14, 2020

fantastic course

创建者 piyush k

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May 22, 2020

Excellent course

创建者 Apoorva V

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Mar 18, 2020

Excellent course

创建者 José L C H

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May 21, 2016

Excelent course!

创建者 Chani R

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May 18, 2025

Super educatif!

创建者 Lena s f a

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Dec 18, 2024

دورة مفيدة جدا

创建者 AHMED F T A A F T A

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Jun 8, 2024

شكرا لكم جميعا

创建者 Ankita p

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Feb 13, 2021

awesome course

创建者 PUJARI S S 1

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May 16, 2020

Amazing course

创建者 Dickson A

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Aug 22, 2018

Great Course !