GENERAL AND APPLIED HYGIENE
cod. 21950

Academic year 2011/12
3° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Igiene generale e applicata (MED/42)
Field
Fisiopatologia, metodologia clinica, propedeutica clinica e sistematica medico-chirurgica
Type of training activity
Characterising
8 hours
of face-to-face activities
1 credits
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course unit
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Integrated course unit module: SEMEIOTICS AND CLINICAL METHODOLOGY (ATT)

Learning objectives

Student should acquire essential notions of epidemiology and prevention of infectious disease

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

DEFINITION AND AIMS OF HYGIENE. - GENERAL EPIDEMIOLOGY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. - MEANS AND STRATEGIES OF PREVENTION – PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND TERTIARY PREVENTION – ACTIVE IMMUNE PROPHYLAXIS(VACCINES) - PASSIVE IMMUNE PROPHYLAXIS. CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS.

Full programme

General epidemiology: the importance of infectious diseases up-to-date, the host-guest relationship, infection reservoir, transmission mode, outspread of infectious diseases in population.

General prevention: notification,default measures, diagnosis of infectious diseases, sterilization, disinfection and disinfestation, vaccine prevention, types of vaccines, strategies and vaccine schedules, passive immunoprophylaxis and chemoprophylaxis

Bibliography

Carlo Signorelli- Igiene
Epidemiologia
Sanità Pubblica
Società Editrice Universo - VI Edizione 2011

Teaching methods

Frontal lesson

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral exam

Other information

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