Topic:
Infectious Disease & Immunization
Format:
Online Course
Time:
30 minutes
Level:
Introductory
University:
University of North Carolina
PERLC:
University of North Carolina PERLC
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Description:
This presentation, offered by the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, gives the viewer an overview of emerging infectious diseases with a focus on SARS. Part 1 of 2.
Learning Objectives:
- Discuss basic concepts in disease emergence
- Understand the timelines and epidemiologic curves for SARS in different geographic locales
- Understand the basic epidemiology of SARS
- Be aware of the basic clinical features of SARS
- Understand the risk to health care workers from SARS
PHEP Capabilities:
Public Health Surveillance and Epidemiological Investigation