Learning objectives
Students must acquire knowledges of epidemiology and prophylaxis of infectious and non infectious diseases.
Moreover the student must acquire knowledges on the possible related risks infection for partorient woman and on the prevention actions
Prerequisites
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Course unit content
Fundamental concepts of prevention of infectious and non infectious diseases. Measures and strategies of prevention. The levels of preventive action; chemoprophylaxis and immunoprophylaxis of infectious diseases.
Healthcare associated infections .
Hygiene problems of food (outline)
Full programme
Health concept
General epidemiology of infectious disease. Sources of infection, mode of transmission .
Factors favoring the spread of infections.
Ways to onset of infections in the population.
Preventive Medicine
The objectives and the methods of the prevention.
Prevention of infections:
discovery and inactivation of infection sources, interruption of transmission chains; increase of resistance to infections .
General principles of prevention of not infectious diseases.
Tertiary, secondary, primary prevention.
Prevention of blood transmissible infections
Prevention of infections during pregnancy
Hospital infections
Hygiene of environment
Drinking water. Quality-supply sources and possible ways of pollution; requisites of the drinkability of the water
Food hygienic safety problems (overvview)
Bibliography
Igiene.Barbuti et altri
Edit. Monduzzi-III Edizione(2011)
Teaching methods
Lectures
Assessment methods and criteria
The assessment of the achievement of the objectives of the module includes an oral examination for evaluating the knowledge and understanding of the content from the students.
Other information
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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development
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