Learning objectives
The student will have to acquire the essential knowledge on the prevention of the infectious diseases and not, to acquire knowledge of environment hygiene, of hygiene hospital worker, of education to the health,and the national and international sanitary organization.
Prerequisites
The student must have completed Microbiology's exam
Course unit content
General prevention of non infectious diseases of social interest
Screening
Health Education
Italian and international health organization
Hospital Infections
Full programme
Epidemiological Methodology. The main measures in epidemiology, type of epidemiological studies. Concept of risk factor and cause of disease. General epidemiology of the infectious diseases
The sources of infection, transmission modality. Favoring factors the appearance of infections. Ways of appearance of the infections in the population. Preventive medicine. The purposes and the methods of the prevention. Levels of preventive participation.The prevention of the infections Discovered and inactivation of infection sources, interruption of the transmission chains; increase of resistance to the infections. General principles of prevention of not infectious disease Tertiary, secondary, primary prevention.
Prevention of the transmissible infections with the blood (HBV, HDV, HCV, HIV)
Prevention of the infections in pregnancy
Hospital infections
Hygiene of the environment
The drinkable water: gestures on the supplying sources, possibilities of pollution; drinkable criterions, purification methods
Bibliography
Barbuti S. - Bellelli E.-Fara GM.-Gianmanco G. Ed. Monduzzi ( II edizione) . Igiene Medicina Preventiva e Sanità Pubblica . Marinelli-Liguori- Montemarano- D¿Amora.- Ed.Piccin (2002)
Teaching methods
Oral lesson
Oral Exam
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam
Other information
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