COVID Mini: The Disease

Infectious diseases

Video course

by Franz Wiesbauer, MD MPH

ATTENTION! This course will be discontinued as of May 26, 2022.

Treating COVID-19 patients must begin with a solid understanding of how the virus works. In this mini-course, you'll learn to identify the most common symptoms and complications associated with COVID-19, a general timeline of disease progression, and the most common comorbidities that increase the risk of severe disease or death.

33m

1 Quizzes

1 CME

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After completing this course, you will be able to

Recognize the most common symptoms of COVID-19
Identify risk factors for severe disease or mortality from COVID-19
Appreciate the basic microbiological features of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and how they relate to infection and possible future therapeutics
Track the progression of COVID-19 over time in patients with mild, moderate, and severe illness
Recognize potential non-respiratory complications associated with COVID-19 infection

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Chapter 1

COVID-19: The Disease

6 lessons

33m

Introducing the virus

Recognizing the symptoms

Examining the clinical characteristics

10m

Tracking disease progression

Appreciating potential complications

COVID-19: The Disease quiz

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Teachers of this course

Franz Wiesbauer, MD MPH

Franz is the founder and CEO of Medmastery. He is an internist with a specialization in cardiology and a master’s in public health from Johns Hopkins University.

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Nora Drenaline

Infectious diseases

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What’s in it for you?

Master the most important skills

Learn any skill in under 5 hours

Save time and money

After completing this course, you will be able to

What's inside

COVID-19: The Disease

Claim your certificate

CME accredited

Winner of the Comenius EduMedia Medal

Highly commended by the British Medical Association

Winner of the Comenius EduMedia Seal

Internationally accredited

Trusted institutional partner

Top-rated by our learners