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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


  • U

    University of Geneva

    Disease Screening in Public Health

    Skills you'll gain: Patient Evaluation, Gerontology, Health Policy, Program Evaluation, Geriatrics, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Preventative Care, Prenatal Care, Epidemiology, Health Equity, Maternal Health, Health Disparities, Diagnostic Tests, Public Health, Health Education, Child Health, General Medical Tests and Procedures, Laboratory Testing, Primary Care, Healthcare Ethics

    ★ 4.6 (406) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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  • J

    Johns Hopkins University

    Building Alliances in Global Health: From Global to Local

    Skills you'll gain: Community Health, Health Policy, Health Equity, Health Disparities, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Policy Analysis, Community Outreach, Public Health, Infectious Diseases, Health Promotion, Public Affairs, Epidemiology, Community Organizing, Policy Development, Health Systems, International Relations, Media and Communications, Political Sciences, Interpersonal Communications, Driving engagement

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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  • C

    Coursera

    Machine Learning for Kyphosis Disease Classification

    Skills you'll gain: Feature Engineering, Data Visualization Software, Data Cleansing, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Random Forest Algorithm, Decision Tree Learning, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Applied Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Data Wrangling, Data Preprocessing, Data Science, Model Training, Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Python Programming

    ★ 4.6 (13) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • J

    Johns Hopkins University

    COVID-19 Contact Tracing

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

    ★ 4.9 (95K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Free
    Free
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  • U

    University of California San Diego

    Hacking COVID-19 — Course 1: Identifying a Deadly Pathogen

    Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Epidemiology, Computational Thinking, Microbiology

    ★ 4.4 (59) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Credit offered
  • P

    Politecnico di Milano

    One Health: Pandemic preparedness, prevention, and response

    Skills you'll gain: Public Health and Disease Prevention, Public Health, Infection Control, Environment Health And Safety, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Preventative Care, Environment, Environmental Laws, Environmental Issue, Environmental Policy, Health Policy, Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Policty Analysis, Research, and Development, Climate Change Adaptation, Governance, Legal Strategy, Case Studies

    ★ 4.6 (44) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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  • U

    University of California, Irvine

    Extracellular Vesicles in Health and Disease

    Skills you'll gain: Physiology, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Respiration, Pathology, Hematology, Diagnostic Tests, Neurology, Cardiology, Molecular, Cellular, and Microbiology, Microbiology, Pharmacology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Oncology

    ★ 4.8 (106) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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  • U

    University of California San Diego

    Hacking COVID-19 — Course 2: Decoding SARS-CoV-2's Secrets

    Skills you'll gain: Diagnostic Tests, Bioinformatics, Computational Thinking, Model Evaluation, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Molecular, Cellular, and Microbiology, Medical Science and Research

    ★ 4.4 (8) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
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    Credit offered
  • J

    Johns Hopkins University

    Investigating Epidemics like COVID-19: An Analyst's Guide

    Skills you'll gain: Epidemiology, Health Disparities, Spatial Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Public Health, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Health Policy, Data Analysis, Biostatistics, Geospatial Information and Technology, Geospatial Mapping, Analytics, Statistical Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Anomaly Detection, Infectious Diseases, Risk Analysis, Statistical Methods, Microsoft Excel

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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  • C

    Coursera

    Diabetes Disease Detection with XG-Boost and Neural Networks

    Skills you'll gain: Artificial Neural Networks, Data Visualization, Exploratory Data Analysis, Scientific Visualization, Applied Machine Learning, Model Training, Classification Algorithms, Predictive Modeling, Deep Learning, Data Analysis, Predictive Analytics, Machine Learning Algorithms, Model Evaluation, Machine Learning, Diagnostic Tests, Python Programming

    ★ 4.9 (10) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    Universidad de Chile

    Seguimiento de casos y contactos COVID-19

    Skills you'll gain: Patient Communication, Patient Education And Counseling, Infection Control, Public Health, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Community Health, Epidemiology, Case Management, Healthcare Ethics, Infectious Diseases, Interpersonal Communications, Interviewing Skills, Investigation, Health Systems, Rapport Building, Ethical Standards And Conduct

    ★ 4.9 (702) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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  • S

    Shanghai Jiao Tong University

    生命科学发展史

    Skills you'll gain: Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Molecular, Cellular, and Microbiology, Bioinformatics, Life Sciences, Physiology, Pathology, Immunology, Liberal Arts, Infectious Diseases, Biology, Human Development, Biochemistry, Anthropology, Cell Biology, Biotechnology, Ancient History, Endocrinology, Social Studies, European History

    ★ 4.4 (19) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Disease Screening in Public Health: University of Geneva
  • Building Alliances in Global Health: From Global to Local: Johns Hopkins University
  • Machine Learning for Kyphosis Disease Classification: Coursera
  • COVID-19 Contact Tracing: Johns Hopkins University
  • Hacking COVID-19 — Course 1: Identifying a Deadly Pathogen: University of California San Diego
  • One Health: Pandemic preparedness, prevention, and response: Politecnico di Milano
  • Extracellular Vesicles in Health and Disease: University of California, Irvine
  • Hacking COVID-19 — Course 2: Decoding SARS-CoV-2's Secrets: University of California San Diego
  • Investigating Epidemics like COVID-19: An Analyst's Guide: Johns Hopkins University
  • Diabetes Disease Detection with XG-Boost and Neural Networks: Coursera

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