Course Spotlight:
Infectious Disease
Course Description:
The "Infectious Disease" training is a three module sequence covering a sampling of those areas of infectious disease relevant to public health professionals in the United States.
The course begins with a of discussion of areas considered by the CDC to be the most important public health successes of the 20th century. Control of certain major infectious diseases is a significant aspect of these successes. Other topics addressed in this training include major gram positive and gram negative bacterial illnesses, selected viral, protozoal, prior, rickettsial and vaccine preventable disease. A large portion of this training is devoted to various clinical aspects of sexually transmitted disease and pandemic influenza. While these modules only represent a small sample of infectious disease, it is hoped that enrollees will gain an appreciation of the vast scope of this subject area and its importance to modern public health.
Learning Objectives:
- Recognize the significance of infectious disease as a public health issue
- Identify the types of pathogens involved in infectious disease and common routes of disease transmission
- Define basic terminology used in the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases
- Identify the most common effects of selected infectious diseases
- Identify public health measures useful in addressing selected infectious diseases
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