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- The science of infection and disease and the distinction between the two. Not all infections cause disease and not all diseases may be due to infection.
- Microorganisms: how they spread, and how they manifest in the body to cause disease.
- Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases: emerging infections are those that have newly appeared in a population whereas re-emerging infections are those that existed in the past (SARS, EBOLA) but have reappeared.
- A discussion of bacterial resistance, how bacteria evolve to become resistant to things that are meant to kill them.
- Contemporary communicable diseases and healthcare-associated infections at a global, regional, national and local level.
- Outbreak responses, identifying and breaking the chain of infection through good hygiene and standard precautions.
- You have a role to play: practical containment and prevention strategies.
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