Learning objectives
Provide the student with the basic tools and methodology to enable him/her to understand the concepts and contexts for the application of the prevention of infectious and chronic degenerative diseases as well as the fundamentals of the epidemiology applied (concept of risk factor, causality relationship, epidemiological studies)
Prerequisites
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Course unit content
1)Definition of Health and Determinants of health and disease
a Methods in epidemiology
b Elements of demography
2)General epidemiology of communicable diseases
a Reservoir and Source of the infection
b Modes of transmission
3)Some epidemiological aspects of non-communicable diseases
4)The levels of prevention (Primary, Secondary and Tertiary)
5)General Prevention of communicable diseases
a Notification
b Diagnostic assessment
c Isolation and quarantine
d Disinfection/sterilization
e Asepsis
f Antisepsis
g Active immunization
h Passive immunization
6)General Prevention of non-communicable diseases
a The methodology of screening
7)Highlights in communicable disease prevention
a TBC, Influenza, meningitides and measles
b Hepatitis A
c Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV-AIDS
8)Highlights in non-communicable disease prevention
a Cancer disease
b Diabetes
c Cardiovascular disease
9)Environmental Hygiene
a Food and water-borne disease
b Water as a vehicle of infection (pollution and disinfection)
10)Healthcare associated infections and environmental opportunistic pathogens
Full programme
1)Definition of Health and Determinants of health and disease
a Methods in epidemiology
b Elements of demography
2)General epidemiology of communicable diseases
a Reservoir and Source of the infection
b Modes of transmission
3)Some epidemiological aspects of non-communicable diseases
4)The levels of prevention (Primary, Secondary and Tertiary)
5)General Prevention of communicable diseases
a Notification
b Diagnostic assessment
c Isolation and quarantine
d Disinfection/sterilization
e Asepsis
f Antisepsis
g Active immunization
h Passive immunization
6)General Prevention of non-communicable diseases
a The methodology of screening
7)Highlights in communicable disease prevention
a TBC, Influenza, meningitides and measles
b Hepatitis A
c Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV-AIDS
8)Highlights in non-communicable disease prevention
a Cancer disease
b Diabetes
c Cardiovascular disease
9)Environmental Hygiene
a Food and water-borne disease
b Water as a vehicle of infection (pollution and disinfection)
10)Healthcare associated infections and environmental opportunistic pathogens
Bibliography
Barbuti,Fara,Gianmanco et al."Igiene"terza edizione,Monduzzi Editore 2011
Carlo Signorelli "Igiene Epidemiologia Sanità Pubblica" quinta edizione Società Editrice Universo 2009
Teaching methods
lecture
Assessment methods and criteria
quiz
Other information
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