LF:BFEP051p Epidemiology - Course Information

BFEP051p Epidemiology

Extent and Intensity

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

Teacher(s)

MUDr. Marie Kolářová, CSc. (lecturer)
MUDr. Miroslava Zavřelová (lecturer)
Jana Neckářová (assistant)

Guaranteed by

MUDr. Marie Kolářová, CSc.
Department of Preventive Medicine – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: MUDr. Marie Kolářová, CSc.

Timetable

Wed 7:00–9:20 KOM S117

Prerequisites (in Czech)

BKZF031p Pharmacology - l

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

• Physiotherapy (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, vaccination
• Global epidemiology, epidemiologic surveillance.
• 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.
• 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.
• Epidemiological inspection in the hospital; the monitoring of the microbiological quality of the environment.
• The control of the disinfection. Interpretation of the results. ation of the results.

Literature

• GÖPFERTOVÁ, Dana, Petr PAZDIORA and Jana DÁŇOVÁ. Epidemiologie infekčních nemocí : učebnice pro lékařské fakulty (bakalářské a magisterské studium). 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2003, 230 s. ISBN 8024604523. info
• Manuál prevence v lékařské praxi. Edited by Kamil Provazník - Lumír Komárek. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní zdravotní ústav, 2001, 63 s. ISBN 8070711949. info

Teaching methods

lecture

Assessment methods

The lectures, class discussion. Termination - colocvium, oral exam

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• BKZF031p Bases of Pharmacology - lecture

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

Teacher's information

http://is.muni.cz/do/1411/epidemiologie

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