HYGIENE AND EPIDEMIOLOGY
cod. AZ1005063

Academic year 2016/17
1° year of course - First semester
Professor
Maria Luisa TANZI
Academic discipline
Igiene generale e applicata (MED/42)
Field
Scienze propedeutiche
Type of training activity
Basic
30 hours
of face-to-face activities
3 credits
hub: Parma Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria
course unit
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Integrated course unit module: HEALTH PROMOTION

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

Definition of Health and Determinants of health and disease
Methods in epidemiology , Elements of demography
General epidemiology of communicable diseases ( Reservoir and Source of the infection ; Modes of transmission )
Some epidemiological aspects of non-communicable diseases
The levels of prevention (Primary, Secondary and Tertiary)
General Prevention of communicable diseases ( Notification , Diagnostic assessment ,Isolation and quarantine Disinfection/sterilization , Asepsis ,Antisepsis , Active immunization ,Passive immunization)
General Prevention of non-communicable diseases
The methodology of screening
Highlights in communicable disease prevention (TBC, Influenza, meningitides and measles ,Hepatitis A Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV-AIDS

Highlights in non-communicable disease prevention ( Cancer disease , Diabetes , Cardiovascular disease
Environmental Hygiene
Food and water-borne disease
Water as a vehicle of infection (pollution and disinfection)
Healthcare associated infections and environmental opportunistic pathogens

Full programme

Definition of Health and Determinants of health and disease ( Methods in epidemiology; Elements of demography)
General epidemiology of communicable diseases
-- Reservoir and Source of the infection
---Modes of transmission
Some epidemiological aspects of non-communicable diseases
The levels of prevention (Primary, Secondary and Tertiary)
General Prevention of communicable diseases
-- Notification
--Diagnostic assessment
---Isolation and quarantine
-- Disinfection/sterilization
-- Asepsis
-- Antisepsis
-- Active immunization
--Passive immunization
General Prevention of non-communicable diseases
The methodology of screening
-Highlights in communicable disease prevention
TBC, Influenza, meningitides and measles
Hepatitis A Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV-AIDS
Highlights in non-communicable disease prevention
Cancer disease , Diabetes , Cardiovascular disease
Environmental Hygiene
- Food and water-borne disease
Water as a vehicle of infection (pollution and disinfection)
-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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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

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