Epidemics
Syllabus
Unit 1: What exactly is an epidemic?
Week 1: Definition and Applications
Week 2: History and Levels of Disease
Unit 2: How does disease spread?
Week 3: Basics of Pathogens
Week 4: Chain of Infection
Week 5: Disease Transmission
Unit 3: Who is at risk?
Week 6: Tools of Descriptive Epidemiology
Week 7: Surveillance
Week 8: Data Organization and Visualization
Unit 4: What caused the outbreak?
Week 9: Research Design
Week 10: Outbreak Investigations
Week 11: Non-communicable Diseases
Unit 5: Can we stop epidemics?
Week 12: Prevention Methods
Week 13: Control Methods
Week 14: Ethical Considerations
Week 15: Wrap-up