Medicine and surgery | University of Parma

Professor
Academic discipline: Igiene generale e applicata (MED/42)
Field: Fisiopatologia, metodologia clinica, propedeutica clinica e sistematica medico-chirurgica
Type of training activity: Characterising

7 hours
of face-to-face activities

1 credits

hub: PARMA

course unit
in ITALIAN

lectures timetable unavailable

exam calls

Integrated course unit module: SEMEIOTICS AND CLINICAL METHODOLOGY (ATT)

Learning objectives

The course aims at providing knowledge of the general principles of epidemiology and prevention of infectious diseases. Making judgements ability and specific communication skills ablity.

Prerequisites

No.

Course unit content

General aspects of the epidemiology of infectious diseases:host-parasite relationships sources and reservoirs of infection; modes of occurrence and spread of infectious diseases.
General aspects of direct prevention and indirect prevention
Protection of the healthy subject: vaccine prophylaxis; serum prophylaxis; chemoprophylaxis.

Full programme

Epidemiology of infectious diseases: host-parasite relationship, sources and reservoirs of infection, chains of infection, mode of occurrence of infectious diseases in the population.
The levels of preventive intervention: primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention.
Prophylaxis of infectious diseases: notification, diagnostic investigation, isolation, cleaning, disinfection, antisepsis, sterilization, vaccine prophylaxis, immunoglobuline prophylaxis, chemoprophylaxis.

Bibliography

Barbuti S, et al. Igiene. Bologna: Monduzzi, 2014.
Signorelli C. Igiene, Epidemiologia, Sanità Pubblica. Roma: Società Editrice Universo, 2011.

Teaching methods

Lectures with use of audiovisual.

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral exam.

Other information

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GENERAL AND APPLIED HYGIENE cod. 21950