HYGIENE
cod. 00498

Academic year 2009/10
3° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Igiene generale e applicata (MED/42)
Field
Discipline giuridiche, economiche e valutative e integrative
Type of training activity
Related/supplementary
48 hours
of face-to-face activities
6 credits
hub:
course unit
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Learning objectives

The course is divided into two units designed to provide concepts pertaining to epidemiology and prevention of infectious disease and the role of major environmental aspects in human disease.

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

<br />1? Hygiene unit<br />The epidemiological method Descriptive and analytical epidemiology<br />Primary, secondary and tertiary prevention<br />General Epidemiology of infectious diseases. Sources of infection and transmission modes.<br />Direct prophylaxis of infectious diseases intervening at the source, carriers and vectors, active and passive immunoprophylaxis, chemoprophylaxis.<br />Water hygiene: physical, chemical and microbiological criteria of potability; treatments to make water drinkable; prevention of water pollution.<br />Food hygiene: Food infections and toxicoinfections; prevention methods

Full programme

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Bibliography

Barbuti S., Bellelli E., Fara G.M. e Giammanco G. - Igiene - Monduzzi editore

Teaching methods

Classroom lectures and final oral exam

Assessment methods and criteria

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Other information

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