Module 3 / Lesson 9.3
Pandemics in Modern World
This section contrasts the new tools available for fighting infectious diseases with the modern ways diseases spread globally. You will analyze how technology both mitigates and exacerbates pandemic risks in our interconnected world.
- Goal: By the end of this lesson, you should be able to identify modern technological advancements in disease control and explain the socio-economic factors that facilitate rapid global transmission.
Lesson Blocks
- 9.3.1: Modern Defenses against Pandemics
Modern technology provides better ways to fight infectious diseases, notably through vaccines and antibiotics. - 9.3.2 Modern Threats of Pandemics
Factors facilitating disease spread: population density, global air travel, and intensive factory farming.
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