Studying at the University of Verona
Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.
Study Plan
The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.
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TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Fundamentals of health, epidemiology and public health - EPIDEMIOLOGIA IN SANITA' PUBBLICA E PROFILASSI DELLE MALATTIE INFETTIVE E DIFFUSIVE (2016/2017)
Teaching code
4S000467
Teacher
Credits
2
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
MED/17 - INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Period
1° ANNO 1° Semestre dal Oct 3, 2016 al Dec 31, 2016.
To show the organization of the course that includes this module, follow this link: Course organization
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student should be able to demonstrate knowledge of:
• the nature and uses of epidemiology
• the epidemiological approach to defining and measuring the occurrence of healthrelated states in populations
• the strengths of epidemiological study designs
• the epidemiological approach to causation
• the contribution of epidemiology to the prevention of disease, the promotion of health
• some basic techniques to analyze demographic data ??
In addition, the student will be expected to have gained a variety of skills, including an ability to:
• describe the primary routes of infectious disease transmission
• recognize how infectious diseases are spread
• describe the principles of control of communicable disease
Program
Principles of Epidemiology
• Definition, scope, uses epidemiology
• Types of data used in epidemiologic studies
• Measuring health and disease
Epidemiologic Studies
• descriptive study
• analytical study
• Experimental studies
Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Prevention
• Chain of infection
• Method of transmission
• Timeline for infection
• Disinfection and Sterilization
Immunoprophylaxis
Vaccine Preventable Diseases
• Diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, poliomyelitis, hepatitis B, bacterial meningitis
• measles, mumps, rubella, Chickenpox
Food and waterborne disease
Respitatory disease
• Tuberculosis
• Flu
• Legionnaires’disease
• Bacterial meningitis
Blood and sexually trasmitted infection
• Epatiti B
• Epatiti C
• HIV/AIDS
Emerging and vector-borne disease
• Malaria
• Yellow fever
• Dengue
• Lyme disease
• Tick Borne Encephalitis
Examination Methods
Written tes which consist of 6 open-endid questions and 16 multiple choice questions
