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Hello everyone and welcome to
our first module of Epi One.

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We're starting off with the
topic of disease transmission,

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a topic you might already
be somewhat familiar with

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given the events of the last few years,

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and you may therefore also be familiar

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with a lot of what public health
officials, epidemiologists,

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and what we do as a public to
contain the spread of disease.

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In this course,

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we'll put some more formal
epidemiology language

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around this,

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and we'll talk about other
scenarios than Covid 19 as well.

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If you scroll down below this video,

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what you'll see is typical

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of what you'll see in every module.

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You'll see that you have
a learning objective,

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reading assignments, a lecture to watch,

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and you'll also see that your
first problem set assignment

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is due at the end of the week.

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Become familiar with this
layout because again,

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this is what you can expect
in almost every module.

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One point I'd like to make here,

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which applies to all modules,

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is that the lecture is not intended

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as a substitute for the textbook.

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Topics felt most important to highlight

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are pulled out and provided
as examples in the lecture.

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But if the lecture

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covered every single
thing in the textbook,

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it would be excessively long.

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So the lecture therefore focuses

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on what is felt to be
the biggest highlights.

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Your problem sets and quizzes

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will draw from all material, however.

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So if you have any questions

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on material outside of the lecture,

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please do not hesitate to be in touch.

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Enjoy this material, take care,

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and reach out if you have any questions,

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and I will see you in the next module.