EMR20: Dynamics of an Epidemic
2018
In the second of two videos on basic epidemiology, Professor David Cutler talks about the dynamics of an epidemic. He asks, how do we understand when an infection is going to become an epidemic? How can we predict when it will not? He defines an index case and discusses the properties of transmission and people’s interconnectivity, fundamental drivers of epidemics. He uses a visual schematic to differentiate three groups in the population (e.g., susceptible, infected, and removed through mortality or recovery), and describes the basic SIR model - conceptually and mathematically.
This is the second of two videos on epidemiology. The preceding video explaining the basic concepts of incidence and prevalence is shown below.
- Video 1. EMR20: 1. What is an Epidemic? (~10 min)
- Video 2. EMR20: 2. Dynamics of an Epidemic (~13 min)
Videos prototyped and produced in collaboration with the Global Health Education and Learning Incubator at Harvard University (GHELI) as part of a residency in pedagogical innovation and multimodal learning.
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Source:
Cutler D. EMR20: Dynamics of an Epidemic. Video. Global Health Education and Learning Incubator at Harvard University 2018; Aug. https://vimeo.com/287474367