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B027998 - HYGIENE
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Academic Year 2022-23
Coorte 2021 - 3-years First Cycle Degree (DM 270/04) in APPLIED PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES- QUALITY CONTROL AND ASSURANCE
Course year
Second year - Second Semester
Belonging Department
Neurosciences, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health (NEUROFARBA)
Modulo Generico of
Scientific Area
MED/42 - HYGIENE AND PUBLIC HEALTH
Credits
3
Teaching Hours
24
Teaching Term
27/02/2023 ⇒ 16/06/2023
Attendance required
No
Type of Evaluation
Final Grade
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Lectureship
Teaching Language
The lectures will be held in Italian
Course Content
Objectives of hygiene and preventive medicine. Epidemiology and prevention, in particular, of infectious diseases. Furthermore, some important diseases for the community and in the healthcare environment are investigated.
Suggested readings (Search our library's catalogue)
Slides of lessons. Articles and tests of Hygiene and Public Health.
Learning Objectives
The course aim to describe the main methods of infectious diseases transmission with the related preventive interventions for their containment, elimination and possible eradication.
Prerequisites
Students must already have knowledge about microbiology.
Teaching Methods
Frontal lesson. Remote lesson for emergency COVID 19
Further information
The student reception can take place every morning of the week from Monday to Friday, by appointment to be made via email contact: cristiana.sacco@unifi.it
Type of Assessment
Written exam. It will be in oral (2 questions) form for emergency COVID 19.The written exam includes 30 multiple choice and open questions on topics carried out in the lessons by Prof. Sacco and Prof. Donato.
Course program
Objectives of Hygiene and Public Health. Health promotion and protection.
Epidemiology of infectious diseases - Etiology of infectious diseases. Sources and reservoirs of infection. Transmission of disease and chain of infection.
Frequency of infectious diseases in the population.
Definition and objectives of prevention - Primary and secondary prevention.
Infectious disease prevention - disease notification and epidemiological investigation. Isolation and health surveillance. Objectives and methods of sterilization and disinfection.
Vaccinoprophylaxis: composition, requirements and methods of administration of vaccines, adversed reactions and contraindications, mandatory vaccinations and recommended vaccinations. Italian vaccination calendar. Immunoglobulin prophylaxis, seroprophylaxis and chemoprophylaxis.
Hospital infections: epidemiology, causes, sources and vehicles of infection, transmission, etiological agents and prevention.
Foodborne diseases: infections, toxic infections and intoxications. Etiological agents, food at risk and prevention.
Epidemiology and prevention of some infectious diseases - Influenza, Viral hepatitis (HAV, HBV, HDV, HCV), chicken pox, herpes zoster, mumps, meningitis, TORCH and measles.
Epidemiology of infectious diseases - Etiology of infectious diseases. Sources and reservoirs of infection. Transmission of disease and chain of infection.
Frequency of infectious diseases in the population.
Definition and objectives of prevention - Primary and secondary prevention.
Infectious disease prevention - disease notification and epidemiological investigation. Isolation and health surveillance. Objectives and methods of sterilization and disinfection.
Vaccinoprophylaxis: composition, requirements and methods of administration of vaccines, adversed reactions and contraindications, mandatory vaccinations and recommended vaccinations. Italian vaccination calendar. Immunoglobulin prophylaxis, seroprophylaxis and chemoprophylaxis.
Hospital infections: epidemiology, causes, sources and vehicles of infection, transmission, etiological agents and prevention.
Foodborne diseases: infections, toxic infections and intoxications. Etiological agents, food at risk and prevention.
Epidemiology and prevention of some infectious diseases - Influenza, Viral hepatitis (HAV, HBV, HDV, HCV), chicken pox, herpes zoster, mumps, meningitis, TORCH and measles.