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Hepatitis is an acute or chronic inflammation of the liver. Viral hepatitis, the world's second leading cause of death from infectious diseases, are very common worldwide, caused by five viruses (A, B, C, D and E). Mortality is mainly related to evolution towards chronicity, leading to liver fibrosis, cirrhosis and ultimately cancer. This occurs mostly for hepatitis B, B-D and C, viruses transmitted by blood and reaching mainly drug users, inmates and men having sex with men.
Viral hepatitis mortality remains high (1.6 million deaths worlwide on 2016) particularly since access to screening, prevention, and efficient medications remains critically low in many developping countries, but not only.
In this MOOC, you will find the latest developments on the structure and pathophysiology of hepatitis viruses, as well as the epidemiology and clinical course of viral hepatitis. You will learn about prevention of hepatitis A and B by vaccination, and about the most recent developments of efficient treatments of hepatitis B and above all hepatitis C. Finally, you will learn about the many public health issues of viral hepatitis and the ambitious WHO target to eradicate viral hepatitis by 2030.
This MOOC is composed of 6 chapters, each module is composed of 2 to 9 sessions. Each session includes a video lasting around ten minutes.
There are two MCQs after each session and a set of MCQs at the end of each chapter, allowing learners to test their understanding. At the end of each chapter, a set of MCQs is offered again. The videos are in English, with subtitles in English and French. The MCQs are in English and French.
This MOOC is aimed at anyone wishing to learn more about hepatitis viruses, including scientists, medical doctors and other healthcare professionals, government and non-government agencies staff and life science students.
A good level of scientific knowledge is recommended to follow this MOOC (degree in life sciences).
To follow this course, you can choose between two options:
- The Discovery Course gives access to videos, quizzes and discussions in the forum. No badge is issued for this course. Registration is free.
- The Qualifying Course leads to a certificate. In addition to the activities of the Discovery Course, you will have to take a one-hour supervised distance learning exam, consisting of 30 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) and obtaining 18 correct answers. The registration fee for the Qualifying Course is 150€.
Successful completion of the Qualifying Course gives you the opportunity to apply for the Institut Pasteur Online Diploma of Infectious Diseases (DNM2IP), which consists of 5 certificates to Institut Pasteur MOOCs on infectious diseases. To learn more, visit the Institut Pasteur's web page dedicated to this diploma.
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