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Infectious Disease Courses

Infectious disease courses can help you learn epidemiology, infection control methods, and the biology of pathogens. You can build skills in outbreak investigation, data analysis, and public health communication. Many courses introduce tools like statistical software for analyzing disease trends and modeling software for predicting outbreaks, that support applying your knowledge in real-world health scenarios.


Popular Infectious Disease Courses and Certifications


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    Johns Hopkins University

    Emerging Approaches for Measuring Population Health

    Skills you'll gain: Surveys, Data Collection, Epidemiology, Public Health, Health Equity, Health Informatics, Health Policy, Health Promotion, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Health Disparities, Community Health, Health Care, Research Methodologies, Health Information Management, Data Quality, Chronic Diseases, Diversity Awareness, Electronic Medical Record System

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Peking University

    Oncology Nursing(肿瘤护理)

    Skills you'll gain: Patient Evaluation, Nursing Process, Perioperative Care, Basic Nursing Skills, Nursing Care, Nursing Management, Health Assessment, Nursing, Oncology, Clinical Nursing, Medical Surgical Nursing, Patient Education And Counseling, Diagnostic Tests, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Preventative Care, Radiation Therapy, Surgery, Pathology, Patient Treatment, Epidemiology

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    30 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Politecnico di Milano

    Tools and Practices for Addressing Pandemic Challenges

    Skills you'll gain: Socioeconomics, Epidemiology, Crisis Management, Social Determinants Of Health, Health Technology, Health Policy, Social Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Network Analysis, Mental Health, Health Informatics, Health Care, Surveys, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    New York University

    MOST from a Conceptual Perspective

    Skills you'll gain: Research Design, Experimentation, Clinical Trials, Clinical Research Ethics, Scientific Methods, Program Evaluation, Statistical Methods, Sample Size Determination, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Data Analysis

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    8 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free
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    Johns Hopkins University

    Responsible Reporting on Suicide for Journalists

    Skills you'll gain: Journalism, Health Education, Public Health, Media and Communications, Interviewing Skills, Advocacy, Mental Health, Cultural Sensitivity, Ethical Standards And Conduct

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    11 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Rice University

    Anatomy & Physiology: Exchange and Energy

    Skills you'll gain: Pulmonology, Respiration, Anatomy, Patient Evaluation, Physiology, Pathology, Clinical Nutrition

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    13 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of California San Diego

    Hacking COVID-19: Metabolic Pathway Analysis Yields SARS-CoV-2 Drug Targets

    Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Informatics, Network Analysis, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Biochemistry, Data Mining, Scientific Visualization, Data Analysis Software, Pharmacology

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Covid-19 Death Medical Analysis & Visualization using Plotly

    Skills you'll gain: Plotly, Data Visualization, Datamaps, Data Visualization Software, Scatter Plots, Jupyter, Python Programming, Exploratory Data Analysis, Pandas (Python Package), Data Analysis, Medical Science and Research

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    13 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Cinematic Health

    Job Demand, Essential Technical Skills, & Dementia Care

    Skills you'll gain: Hospice, Basic Nursing Skills, Caregiving, Chronic Diseases, Basic Patient Care, Family Support, Long Term Care, Nursing Care, Vital Signs, Nursing Homes, Psychiatric And Mental Health Nursing, Geriatrics, Patient Education and Support, Dignity in Care, Behavior Management, Health Care, Patient-centered Care, Hand Hygiene, Nutrition and Diet, Communication Strategies

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    LearnQuest

    Neural Networks and Random Forests

    Skills you'll gain: Random Forest Algorithm, Keras (Neural Network Library), Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Tensorflow, Deep Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Predictive Modeling, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Supervised Learning, Machine Learning, Regression Analysis, Python Programming

    2.9
    Rating, 2.9 out of 5 stars
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    13 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Rice University

    Anatomy & Physiology: Fluids, Transport, and Defense

    Skills you'll gain: Cardiology, Anatomy, Patient Evaluation, Immunology, Hematology, Hemodynamics, Capillary, Pathology, Physiology

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    26 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Global Sodium Reduction Strategies

    Skills you'll gain: Social Determinants Of Health, Health Promotion, Food Safety and Sanitation, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Public Health, Epidemiology, Nutrition and Diet, Policy Development, Health Policy, Public Policies, Policy Analysis, Program Evaluation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular infectious disease courses

  • Emerging Approaches for Measuring Population Health: Johns Hopkins University
  • Oncology Nursing(肿瘤护理): Peking University
  • Tools and Practices for Addressing Pandemic Challenges: Politecnico di Milano
  • MOST from a Conceptual Perspective: New York University
  • Responsible Reporting on Suicide for Journalists: Johns Hopkins University
  • Anatomy & Physiology: Exchange and Energy: Rice University
  • Hacking COVID-19: Metabolic Pathway Analysis Yields SARS-CoV-2 Drug Targets: University of California San Diego
  • Covid-19 Death Medical Analysis & Visualization using Plotly: Coursera
  • Job Demand, Essential Technical Skills, & Dementia Care: Cinematic Health
  • Neural Networks and Random Forests: LearnQuest

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