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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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Material Type:
Online Course
Date Added to MERLOT:
June 21, 2004
Date Modified in MERLOT:
June 26, 2019
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Barbra Bied Sperling
Primary Audience:
High School
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Website
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Not specified at this time
Language:
English
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No
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