In this module, you will determine the differences between infectious and noninfectious diseases, explore the different kinds of organisms that cause disease, distinguish among outbreaks, epidemics, pandemics, and emerging and re-emerging diseases, and compare Ebola virus and measles virus, the infectious agents involved in recent outbreaks of these diseases

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• Activity 1: Let's examine what is required to protect a patient from infection.
• Activity 2: Let's examine the measures that must be taken to stop a disease.
• Activity 3: Let's examine how the body defends against infection.