Learning Outcomes

In this free course, you will learn how to:

• Define the term infectious disease
• Analyze various microorganisms
• Explain the difference between an infection and being infectious
• Describe how diseases are transmitted
• Summarize how an epidemic starts
• Outline how to develop an infection prevention and control program
• Discuss the purpose of the risk identification process
• Describe how to develop an exposure control plan
• Outline post-exposure health management
• Summarize the reporting and recording process for infectious diseases
• Identify safe work procedures and practices
• Explain infectious diseases and their health effects