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Online Course: Plagues, Pestilence and Pandemics: Are You Ready?

All LevelsGriffith UniversityEnglish

Plagues, Pestilence and Pandemics: Are You Ready?

Explore the current and emerging threat of global health pandemics and how we can respond to them effectively.

Taught by You have a role to play: practical containment and prevention strategies.

Suitable for everyone

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What You'll Learn in This Course

Master key concepts and practical skills through structured learning modules. By completing this curriculum, you'll gain valuable expertise applicable to real-world scenarios.

Learning Outcome 1

Plagues may seem like an occurrence of the past, but outbreaks of infectious disease exist all over the world today. This online course will look at the current and emerging threat of global health pandemics and our response to them.

Learning Outcome 2

You’ll explore the science of infection and the spread of infectious diseases, identifying how microorganisms spread and manifest in the body. You’ll discover the challenges that re-emerging epidemics and bacterial resistance pose to disease prevention in diverse communities. And you’ll determine how to contain disease effectively and prevent future pandemics.

Learning Outcome 3

This course is part of our Study with Australia collection, with free upgrades and digital certificates supported by the Australian Trade and Investment Commission until 30 June, 2025. Explore more courses from leading Australian education providers.

Skills You'll Develop

This comprehensive Plagues, Pestilence and Pandemics: Are You Ready? curriculum is designed to take you from foundational concepts to advanced implementation. Each module builds upon the previous, ensuring a structured learning path that maximizes knowledge retention and practical application.

Hands-on LearningPractical ExercisesReal-World ProjectsIndustry Best Practices

Course Requirements & Target Audience

Understand what you need to succeed in this course and determine if it's the right fit for your learning goals

Prerequisites & Requirements

What you need before starting this Plagues, Pestilence and Pandemics: Are You Ready? course:

Explain the science of infection and infectious diseases
Describe emerging and re-emerging diseases
Identify the various challenges in the prevention of infectious diseases in diverse healthcare and community settings
Discuss the basic principles of effective containment and prevention of infectious diseases

Who This Course Is For

This course is perfect for:

Motivated learners at any level
Self-paced students
Anyone interested in the subject

This course might not be suitable if:

• You're looking for a quick tutorial rather than comprehensive learning
• You prefer learning without structured curriculum
• You need highly specialized or niche content

Course Information & Details

Everything you need to know about this online course, from duration to certification

Course Instructor

You have a role to play: practical containment and prevention strategies.

Expert instructor with industry experience

Subject Category

Healthcare & Medicine, Disease Outbreak Prevention

Part of our Healthcare & Medicine, Disease Outbreak Prevention curriculum

Course Language

English

All materials in English

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What's Included

The science of infection and disease and the distinction between the two. Not all infections cause disease and not all diseases may be due to infection.
Microorganisms: how they spread, and how they manifest in the body to cause disease.
Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases: emerging infections are those that have newly appeared in a population whereas re-emerging infections are those that existed in the past (SARS, EBOLA) but have reappeared.
A discussion of bacterial resistance, how bacteria evolve to become resistant to things that are meant to kill them.
Contemporary communicable diseases and healthcare-associated infections at a global, regional, national and local level.
Outbreak responses, identifying and breaking the chain of infection through good hygiene and standard precautions.

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