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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

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.

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 .

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By Stacey K

May 14, 2017

very enjoyable and informative. Should be taught at schools.

Thank you for fun and engaging additional reading links!

By Жуков Б С

Aug 21, 2020

Потрясающе увлекательный курс! Хотелось бы чуть больше математики, но в целом - просто потрясающе.

Спасибо огромное.

By Muhammad S

Aug 30, 2023

Thanks Pennstate university, Coursera and HEC Pakistan. This has a very interactive and wonderful session for me.

By Michael N

Apr 22, 2020

Incredibly informative and extremely helpful in understanding the current COVID-19 pandemic from multiple angles.

By Pau F

Apr 17, 2020

Great course! Very adviseable for everyone who is looking for courious information or further their knowdledge.

By Muhammad M

Sep 9, 2015

Love this course. Excited to attend more biology sciences courses from this university and these instructors...

By Jan C

Apr 12, 2020

Interesting topic, great teachers! I would be glad if there is something more courses prepared by this team.

By Ana S V

Jan 14, 2016

Un curso muy completo y educativo, en el que aprendes fácilmente conceptos, que a priori, no son triviales.

By Badri H

Apr 18, 2020

great course , love the extra disscussions at the end , very informative .

thank you pennystate university

By Sabrina S

Sep 25, 2016

Much more than I expected! I'm in love with this area! This team is awesome!

This couse is Career Changing!

By Helen B

Apr 9, 2016

Excellent course - a great overview even for people new to the field. Great, entertaining lecture videos!

By ALTAMASH J

Jul 16, 2023

It was really amazing and helped alot to learn and explore many new things.I really loved this platform.

By Daniela R F

May 8, 2020

It's a really complete course, it helped me a lot understandign different things during COVID pandemia.

By April J S

May 8, 2020

I really enjoyed this prophetic course. It makes me even more curious to do more study in epidemiology.

By Pietro G

Jun 13, 2020

Very interesting, a good course for beginners that offers a fairly comprehensive view of the subject.

By Sagnika P

Dec 27, 2019

The course was very thorough and gave a much better understanding of the the basics of epidemiology.

By Marc B F

Mar 31, 2018

Very interesting, covering a great diversity of topics inside the epidemics field and easy to follow

By Miss S K W

Jun 24, 2017

This course was amazing! Everything is explained so well and laid out in such an accessible format!

By Flecher F

Mar 26, 2020

very insightful and well designed course. I've learned a lot and got more interested in the topic.

By Rebecca C

Aug 4, 2017

Excellent approach and base to get deep into the area.

I am looking for more courses like this one!

By ivonne t

Sep 15, 2022

Excelente el contenido y la forma de explicarlo, aprendi bastante y cumplió con mis expectativas.

By MUKASA D

Oct 23, 2022

This course was exceedingly informative and the presentations were well prepared and delivered.

By Trent J G

Jun 23, 2020

I really love the offered modules. I learned a lot especially about infectious disease control.

By Sylvia H

Jul 28, 2020

Very interesting, informative and engaging programme - loved it and enjoyed binge watching it!

By Simon A

Jan 5, 2021

Very informative and timely! Super love the well-articulated and well experienced professors!