Discover how the living things we can't notice with the naked eye impact you and our world in this free online course. If you ever doubted the importance of understanding microscopic organisms such as viruses, COVID-19 might have changed your mind. COVID-19 is undoubtedly not the first or last virus that will impact humankind. In such uncertain times, knowledge is power and can be comforting. Do you know much about viruses? How about other microbes such as bacteria, fungi, parasites or prions. This course will equip you with facts and soothe your anxiety.
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | What You Will Learn In This Free Course • Define ‘microbes’ and explain why we should care about them • Discuss the various characteristics of bacteria • State the ways humans have harnessed bacteria for our benefit • Explain the benefits and drawbacks of viruses • Paraphrase the initial discovery of the viruses • Distinguish between filamentous and yeast fungi • List and name the characteristics of the different kinds of protozoan parasites • Identify the various Transmissible Spongiform • Encephalopathies (TSE) diseases that infect humans • Outline how Chronic Wasting Disease impacts the deer/elk population and potentially humans |
| Course Code | 4558 |
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