Arm yourself with scientific facts about bacterial infections, viruses, vaccines, and more in this engaging course by an award-winning professor and physician.
Overview
Syllabus
- By This Professor
- 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!
Taught by
Barry C. Fox
