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Arm yourself with scientific facts about bacterial infections, viruses, vaccines, and more in this engaging course by an award-winning professor and physician.

Syllabus

  • 01: The Dynamic World of Infectious Disease
  • 02: Bacteria: Heroes and Villains
  • 03: Viruses: Hijackers of Your Body's Cells
  • 04: Moldy Menaces and Fungal Diseases
  • 05: Milestones in Infectious Disease History
  • 06: Antibiotics: A Modern Miracle Lost?
  • 07: Which Germs in Your Daily Life Matter?
  • 08: Six Decades of Infectious Disease Challenges
  • 09: Vaccines Save Lives
  • 10: The Immune System: Our Great Protector
  • 11: Zoonosis: Germs Leap from Animals to Humans
  • 12: Tick-Borne Diseases: A Public Health Menace
  • 13: Food-Borne Illness: What's Your Gut Feeling?
  • 14: Respiratory and Brain Infections
  • 15: Flesh-Eating Bacteria and Blood Poisoning
  • 16: STDs and Other Infections below the Belt
  • 17: Stay Out of the Hospital!
  • 18: The Nemesis of Mankind: HIV and AIDS
  • 19: Malaria and Tuberculosis: Global Killers
  • 20: Global Travel, War, and Natural Disasters
  • 21: Influenza: Past and Future Threat
  • 22: Bioterrorism: How Worried Should We Be?
  • 23: Emerging and Reemerging Diseases
  • 24: Outbreak! Contagion! The Next Pandemic!
  • By This Professor

Taught by

Barry C. Fox

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