Learning objectives
The student is expected to acquire the essential elements of epidemiological methodology; the necessary knowledge for preventing infectious and non infectious diseases; knowledge of environmental hygiene, hospital hygiene, health education.
Prerequisites
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Course unit content
Concept of health-Elements of epidemiological methodology –Epidemiological measures,Types of epidemiological studies i.- Risk factor concept and concept of cause in disease-General epidemiology of infectious diseases-Sources of infection, modes of transmission-Factors promoting the emergence of infections.-Modes of emergence of infections in the population-Preventive medicine-Aims and methods of prevention. Levels of preventive intervention-Prevention of infections-Discovery and inactivation of sources of infection, breaking of the infection transmission chain; increased resistance to infections-General principles of prevention of non infectious diseases: primary prevention, secondary prevention, tertiary prevention-Prevention of blood borne infections (HBV;HCV;HDV;HIV)-Hospital infections-Environmental hygiene: drinkable water – overview of supply sources; risks of pollution -Potability criteria; purification methods-Overview of Health Education
Full programme
General epidemiology of the infectious disease
The sources of infection, transmission modality.
Favoring factors the appearance of infections.
Ways of appearance of the infections in the population.
Preventive Medicine
The purposes and the methods of the prevention. Levels of preventive participation.
The prevention of the infections
Discovered and inactivation of infection sources, interruption of the transmission chains; increase of resistance to the infections
General principles of prevention of not infectious disease
Tertiary, secondary, primary prevention
Prevention of the transmissible infections with the blood
(HBV, HDV, HCV, HIV)
Hospital infections
Hygiene of the environment
The drinkable water: gestures on the supplying sources, possibilities of pollution; drinkable criterions, purification methods
Education to the health
Bibliography
Igiene Medicina Preventiva e Sanita Pubblica-
Marinelli P.,Liguori G.,Montemarano A., D?Amora M..
Editore PICCIN-2002
Igiene- Monduzzi Ed. III edizione2011
Teaching methods
Lectures
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam
Other information
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