Plagues, Pestilence and Pandemics: Are You Ready?

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Course overview

Provider
Futurelearn
Course type
Free trial availiable
Deadline
Flexible
Duration
2 hours

Description

Explore the current and emerging threat of global health pandemics and how we can respond to them effectively.
Learn how to contain disease and fight future pandemics

Plagues may seem like an occurrence of the past, but outbreaks of infectious disease exist all over the world today. This online course will look at the current and emerging threat of global health pandemics and our response to them.

You’ll explore the science of infection and the spread of infectious diseases, identifying how microorganisms spread and manifest in the body. You’ll discover the challenges that re-emerging epidemics and bacterial resistance pose to disease prevention in diverse communities. And you’ll determine how to contain disease effectively and prevent future pandemics.

Plagues, Pestilence and Pandemics: Are You Ready?
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