LF:BVEP0321p EPI I - lec. - Course Information

BVEP0321p Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases I - lecture

Faculty of Medicine
Autumn 2015

Extent and Intensity

1/0/0. 0 credit(s). Type of Completion: -.

Teacher(s)

MUDr. Marie Kolářová, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Aleš Peřina, Ph.D. (lecturer)
MUDr. Miroslava Zavřelová (lecturer)
Marie Sekaninová (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

MUDr. Marie Kolářová, CSc.
Department of Public Health – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: MUDr. Marie Kolářová, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Public Health – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine

Timetable

Thu 8:00–9:40 A21/112

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

Nutritive therapist (programme LF, B-SZ)

Course objectives

The students will be able on the ende of course the epidemiology of infectious diseases to understand and explain the epidemic process and factors affecting the transmission of infections.
The students can capable tu use the informations about the current events and epidemiologic situation.
The students will be able prezent the basic requirement besides epidemiologic methods also principles of general epidemiology of infectious diseases.
The students in this field has to master the terminology and methods of the epidemiology of non-communicable diseases.
The absolvent will be able to given over ruling about as for being cumulative incidence known infectious diseases

Syllabus

Goals of the epidemiology.
The basic knowlegde of epidemiology - understanding the epidemiological metodology (descriptive, analytic, experimental epidemiology).
Epidemic process; etiology and risk factors of epidemic diseases.
Form of sources of infection.
Contagiosity in particular stage of the disease.
Cariership of patogenic microorganisms. Animals as source of infection.
Transmission of infectious diseases, phases of transmission.
Susceptibility of the population to the infection.
Active and passive vaccination.
Natural, social-economic factors.
Global epidemiology, epidemiologic surveillance.
Programme of eradication and elimination of infectious diseases.
Principles of control of infectious diseases – elimination of the source, interruption of transmission of infectious agents, measures in a focus of infection.
Surveillance of nosocomial infections (NI), etiology NI, risk factors of aquiring NI, sources and localization NI, the principles of control NI.
Decontamination, disinfection and sterilization.
Special epidemiology
Epidemiological characteristics of the intestinal infections and prevention of their spreading.
Epidemiological characteristics of the airborne infections and prevention of their spreading.
Epidemiological characteristics of blood infections and prevention of their spreading.
Animals as sources of infection.
Infections of the skin and superficial mucous membrane – epidemiological characteristics and preventing their transmission.
Infections as occupational diseases and their prevention.
Infections in travelling and their prevention.
Epidemiological inspection in kitchen; the monitoring of the microbiological quality of the environment.
The control of the disinfection. Interpretation of the results.

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