GENERAL AND APPLIED HYGIENE

Methods in epidemiology and elements of demography. Health indicators. Risk rate
(Incidence and Prevalence), Causal Inference (Relative risk, Attributable risk and
odds ratio). Classification of the epidemiological studies and some aspects of
experimental studies (randomized controlled studies – RCTs).
General epidemiology of communicable diseases: Reservoir and Source of the
infection, Modes of transmission. The levels of prevention (Primary, Secondary and
Tertiary). General Prevention of communicable diseases: Notification, Diagnostic
assessment, Isolation and quarantine, Disinfection/sterilization, Active
immunization, Passive immunization.
General Prevention of non-communicable diseases. Determinants of health and
disease. The methodology of screening, sensibility, specificity and predictive value.