Do a lot of people in your neighborhood all seem to have the same sickness? Are people concerned about high rates of cancer? Your community may want to explore the possibility of a disease cluster, which happens when there is a higher number of cases of disease than expected.
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Disease Clusters
Johns Hopkins UniversityAbout this Course
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Beginner Level
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Approx. 7 hours to complete
English
What you will learn
Explain how disease is studied.
Describe what happens during a disease cluster investigation.
Assess the two main parameters of a disease cluster investigation: time and space.
Explain challenges in studying disease clusters, including why they often yield inconclusive results.
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100% online
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Beginner Level
No specific background required!
Approx. 7 hours to complete
English
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
1 hour to complete
Introduction and What is Disease?
1 hour to complete
3 videos (Total 43 min)
1 hour to complete
How is Disease Studied
1 hour to complete
4 videos (Total 50 min)
2 hours to complete
Approaches to Possible Clusters
2 hours to complete
3 videos (Total 38 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
1 hour to complete
Why Are These Investigations Often Unsuccessful? (Suzanne Condon)
1 hour to complete
4 videos (Total 39 min)
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