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This course consists of an international analysis of the impact of epidemic diseases on western society and culture from the bubonic plague to HIV/AIDS and the recent experience of SARS and swine flu. Leading themes include: infectious disease and its impact on society; the development of public health measures; the role of medical ethics; the genre of plague literature; the social reactions of mass hysteria and violence; the rise of the germ theory of disease; the development of tropical medicine; a comparison of the social, cultural, and historical impact of major infectious diseases; and the issue of emerging and re-emerging diseases.

“If history is our guide, we can assume that the battle between the intellect and will of the human species and the extraordinary adaptability of microbes will be never-ending.” (1)

Despite all the remarkable technological breakthroughs that we have made over the past few decades, the threat from infectious diseases has significantly accelerated. In this course, we will learn why this is the case by looking at the fundamental scientific principles underlying epidemics and the public health actions behind their prevention and control in the 21st century.

This course covers these four topics:

1. origins of novel pathogens;
2. analysis of the spread of infectious diseases;
3. medical and public health countermeasures to prevent and control epidemics;
4. panel discussions involving leading public health experts with deep frontline experiences to share their views on risk communication, crisis management, ethics and public trust in the context of infectious disease control. 

(1) Fauci AS, Touchette NA, Folkers GK. Emerging Infectious Diseases: a 10-Year Perspective from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Emerg Infect Dis 2005 Apr; 11(4):519-25.

如果历史是我们的向导，我们可以认为人类的智慧和意志与微生物种惊人的适应性之间的斗争将永远持续下去。”(1) 尽管过去的几十年间我们在科技领域取得了令人瞩目的突破，可是传染病对人类的威胁却显著增加。本课程将通过学习流行病学的基础科学原理以及预防与控制流行病的公共卫生措施，对上述现象予以阐释。 课程包括下列四个主题： • 新型病原体如何产生 • 分析传染病的传播方式 • 预防和控制流行病的医学与公共卫生措施 • 专题讨论：具有丰富一线经验的公共卫生专家将针对控制传染病的风险沟通、危机管理、伦理学、公众信任等方面的问题予以讨论。

如果歷史是我們的向導，我們可以認為人類的智慧和意誌與微生物種驚人的適應性之間的鬥爭將永遠持續下去”(1) 盡管過去的幾十年間我們在科技領域取得了令人矚目的突破，可是傳染病对人類的威脅卻顯著增加。本課程將通過學習流行病學的基礎科學原理以及預防與控制流行病的公共衛生措施，對上述現象予以闡釋。 課程包括下列四個主題： • 新型病原體如何產生 • 分析傳染病的傳播方式 • 預防和控制流行病的醫學與公共衛生措施 專題討論：具有豐富一線經驗的公共衛生專家將針對控制傳染病的風險溝通、危機管理、倫理學、公眾信任等方面的問題予以討論

What can we do to prevent outbreaks of infectious diseases from becoming epidemics or pandemic? In this course, you’ll learn the facts about infectious diseases and medical responses. We'll focus on the public health laws and policies that provide the framework for effective prevention, like quarantine laws, drug development policies, and bioterrorism and biodefense.

This course explores public health—both locally and globally—through the lens of epidemiology.

Each mammalian cell has the same genes, yet performs distinct functions. This is achieved by epigenetic control of gene expression; the switching on and switching off of genes. This course will cover the principles of epigenetic control of gene expression, how epigenetic control contributes to cellular differentiation and development, and how it goes wrong in disease.

Primer Curso de El Programa de Teología (EPT101) Vea aquí el manual de la clase: EPT101 Introduccion a la

Segundo Curso de El Programa de Teología (EPT102) Vea aquí el manual de la clase: EPT102 Bibliologí

Tercer Curso de El Programa de Teología (EPT103) Vea aquí el manual de la clase: EPT103 Trinitarianismo &i

Cuarto Curso de El Programa de Teología (EPT104) Vea aquí el manual de la clase: EPT104 Humanidad y Pecado

Quinto Curso de El Programa de Teología (EPT105) Vea aquí el manual de la clase: EPT105 Soteriologí

Sexto Curso de El Programa de Teología (EPT106) Vea aquí el manual de la clase: EPT106 Eclesiología

Build your earth science vocabulary and learn about cycles of matter and types of sedimentary rocks through the Education Portal course Earth Science 101: Earth Science. Our series of video lessons and accompanying self-assessment quizzes can help you boost your scientific knowledge ahead of the Excelsior Earth Science exam . This course was designed by experienced educators and examines both science basics, like experimental design and systems of measurement, and more advanced topics, such as analysis of rock deformation and theories of continental drift.

This course will cover many aspects of equine nutrition ranging from anatomy and physiology of the gastrointestinal tract to dietary management of horses/ponies affected with nutrition-related disorders. This is course is designed for self-directed study with minimal tutor input, and as such emphasis is placed upon peer discussions of the topics presented in each section of the course. This course is not designed to have a large amount of tutor input as this is an open access course that attracts tens of thousands of participants. However, tutors will endeavour to answer the main queries relating to the understanding of the lecture materials and to provide a summary of the key questions raised in each of the weekly topics and clarification of any misunderstandings.

Learn about the various funding opportunities, requirements and ways to set up international youth exchanges, European voluntary service, mobility of youth workers, and structured dialogue projects through the Erasmus+ Youth in Action Programme.

This course introduces students to iterative decoding algorithms and the codes to which they are applied, including Turbo Codes, Low-Density Parity-Check Codes, and Serially-Concatenated Codes. The course will begin with an introduction to the fundamental problems of Coding Theory and their mathematical formulations. This will be followed by a study of Belief Propagation--the probabilistic heuristic which underlies iterative decoding algorithms. Belief Propagation will then be applied to the decoding of Turbo, LDPC, and Serially-Concatenated codes. The technical portion of the course will conclude with a study of tools for explaining and predicting the behavior of iterative decoding algorithms, including EXIT charts and Density Evolution.

ECMAScript 6, or ES6, has brought about a ton of changes to the JavaScript programming language. In this course, you'll explore those changes to learn about the latest features and improvements to the language including new keywords, arrow functions, the Class syntax, Promises, and so much more. Discover how much cleaner and more concise your JavaScript code can be!

eSankofa is a an open online learning experience for anyone interested in a brief journey into the Black experience. Enroll yourself and invite a colleague or friend to share the experience.

¿Te gustaría escribir textos que te ayuden a lograr tus propósitos? Tal vez conseguir un aumento de salario, hacer una solicitud, obtener una beca o que te aprueben un proyecto. ¿Te gustaría convencer a compañeros, profesores o jefes para que consideren como válidos tus puntos de vista? Si respondiste afirmativamente, este MOOC es para ti.

Este curso está dirigido a estudiantes universitarios, profesionales y ciudadanos que estén interesados en mejorar su argumentación escrita. Escribir para convencer es una necesidad que enfrentamos en muy distintas interacciones, tanto en situaciones formales como cotidianas. En este MOOC conocerás las características de la argumentación y su diferenciación con otros modos de organización del discurso. También podrás identificar la estructura básica de los textos argumentativos, los tipos de argumentos y estrategias lingüísticas y discursivas que te ayudarán a ser más persuasivo. Te ofreceremos algunas pautas sobre cómo llevar a cabo los procesos de planeación, redacción, revisión y reescritura de los textos argumentativos.

To explain how globalization rebuilt public policy and social behavior, we study the different political, economic, and social actors - public or private, individual or collective - and the exchanges and interactions between them that are remaking international relations. This course is inspired by a French sociological and historical approach to international relations.

Survival Chinese that you can use immediately on your way to China and as you first arrive in China.