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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

    Rastreamento de contato da COVID-19

    Skills you'll gain: Infection Control, Healthcare Ethics, Patient Communication, Epidemiology, Interpersonal Communications, Infectious Diseases, Investigation, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Medical Privacy, Interviewing Skills, Community Outreach, Rapport Building, Public Health, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Health Technology, Community Health

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    141 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Johns Hopkins University

    The People, Power, and Pride of Public Health

    Skills you'll gain: Public Health, Community Health, Health Policy, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Health Promotion, Media and Communications, Community Outreach, Data Collection, Injury Prevention, Nutrition and Diet, Child Health

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    261 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Universiteit Leiden

    Population Health: Study Design

    Skills you'll gain: Data Analysis, Research Design, Epidemiology, Statistical Inference, Statistical Analysis, Analysis, Clinical Research, Biostatistics, Quantitative Research, Public Health, Statistical Methods, Health Care, Probability & Statistics, Research Methodologies, Research, Clinical Trials, Science and Research, Medical Science and Research, Statistics, Descriptive Statistics

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    22 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado System

    Wilderness First Aid

    Skills you'll gain: Splinting, Life Support, Emergency and Intensive Care, Patient Evaluation, Trauma Care, Medical Emergency, Sanitation, Neurology, First Aid, Emergency Medicine, Patient Positioning, Patient Transport, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Wound Care, Airway Management, Health Assessment, Emergency Medical Services, Mobility Assistance, Food Safety and Sanitation, Environment Health And Safety

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    120 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Imperial College London

    Health Systems Development: Health systems, Policy and Research

    Skills you'll gain: Health Policy, Health Systems, Health Assessment, Health Care, Policy Analysis, Research, and Development, Public Health, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Health Promotion, Policy Analysis, Health Administration, Public Policies, Research

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    98 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Immersify

    Breath of Life: Exploring the Respiratory System

    Skills you'll gain: Respiration, Respiratory Care, Respiratory Therapy, Pulmonology, Clinical Practices, Patient Evaluation, Airway Management, Capillary, Anatomy, Physiology, Patient Treatment, Immunology, Medical Terminology, Diagnostic Tests, Infectious Diseases

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Sistemas y modelos de organización de la atención en salud

    Skills you'll gain: Health Systems, Health Care Administration, Health Policy, Health Administration, Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Health Care, Health Equity, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Public Health, Managed Care, Governance, Health Disparities, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Economics

    Build toward a degree

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    31 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Michigan

    Hearing Loss in Children

    Skills you'll gain: Speech Language Pathology, Pediatrics, Speech Therapy, Communication Disorders, Language Disorders, Child Health, Parent Communication, Disabilities, Developmental Disabilities, Childhood Education and Development, Neurology, Sensory Systems Analysis, Public Health, Child Development, Rehabilitation, Diagnostic Tests, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Patient Treatment, Special Education, Clinical Assessment

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    238 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Copenhagen

    Personalised Medicine from a Nordic Perspective

    Skills you'll gain: Precision Medicine, Patient-centered Care, Health Informatics, Healthcare Ethics, Patient Communication, Health Policy, Risk Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Medical Science and Research, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Health Care, Health Technology, Health Systems, Clinical Research, Data Science, Clinical Research Ethics, Data Ethics, Bioinformatics, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Innovation

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    51 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Support Vector Machines in Python, From Start to Finish

    Skills you'll gain: Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Predictive Modeling, Tensorflow, Cloud Computing, Statistical Machine Learning, Machine Learning Software, Classification Algorithms, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning Methods, Python Programming, Model Training, Data Preprocessing, Data Science, Machine Learning, Model Evaluation, Model Optimization, Scientific Visualization

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    162 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    LearnQuest

    Introduction to Data Science and scikit-learn in Python

    Skills you'll gain: Feature Engineering, Exploratory Data Analysis, Pandas (Python Package), Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Data Manipulation, Applied Machine Learning, NumPy, Statistical Machine Learning, Classification Algorithms, Data Preprocessing, Data Processing, Data Wrangling, Python Programming, Regression Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Machine Learning Algorithms, Machine Learning, Model Evaluation, Data Science, Statistical Hypothesis Testing

    3.7
    Rating, 3.7 out of 5 stars
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    61 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Michigan

    Social Determinants of Health

    Skills you'll gain: Health Disparities, Health Equity, Social Determinants Of Health, Social Justice, Intercultural Competence, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Cultural Responsiveness, Public Health, Diversity Awareness, Community Health, Health Policy, Health Systems, Socioeconomics, Cultural Sensitivity, Discussion Facilitation

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    48 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Rastreamento de contato da COVID-19: Johns Hopkins University
  • The People, Power, and Pride of Public Health: Johns Hopkins University
  • Population Health: Study Design: Universiteit Leiden
  • Wilderness First Aid: University of Colorado System
  • Health Systems Development: Health systems, Policy and Research: Imperial College London
  • Breath of Life: Exploring the Respiratory System: Immersify
  • Sistemas y modelos de organización de la atención en salud: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
  • Hearing Loss in Children: University of Michigan
  • Personalised Medicine from a Nordic Perspective: University of Copenhagen
  • Support Vector Machines in Python, From Start to Finish: Coursera

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