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Emerging & Re-emerging Infectious Diseases

Emerging & Re-emerging Infectious Diseases

Explores factors associated with disease emergence & re-emergence & considers the human activities that can increase or decrease the likelihood of outbreaks of infectious diseases. Students play the role of epidemiologists looking for clues to solve the case of a mystery disease, watch simulations of herd immunity & the impact of vaccination programs, & assign limited funds to three proposals submitted to address a major infectious disease. (NIH) The target audience is grades 9-12.

Keywords:: epidemiology, infectious diseases, etiology

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Science and Technology / Biology

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Material Type:: Online Course
Date Added to MERLOT:: June 21, 2004
Date Modified in MERLOT:: September 6, 2019
Author:: NIH Office of Science Education
US National Library of Medicine
Submitter:: Barbra Bied Sperling
Primary Audience:: High School
Technical Format:: Website

Mobile Compatibility:: Not specified at this time
Language:: English
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