Course: Selected Chapters of Epidemiology and Hygiene

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Course title Selected Chapters of Epidemiology and Hygiene
Course code TUTP/TK4VK
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Míšková Zuzana, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Adámek Richard, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Infections and infectious diseases, incidence of infectious diseases, epidemiological methods. 2. The process of spreading the disease. 3. Preventive and repressive anti-epidemic measures. 4. Interruption of the transmission path - elimination of the source of infection, decontamination, disinfection, disinsection and deratization, sterilization. 5. Increasing the resilience of a susceptible individual. 6. Immune system, allergies - pathogenesis of allergies. 7. Allergies - manifestations of allergic reactions according to organ systems with a focus on the digestive system, possible therapy. 8. Special epidemiology - airborne infections. 9. Special epidemiology - foodborne infections I. 10. Special epidemiology - foodborne infections II. 11. Special epidemiology - diseases transmitted by arthropods, diseases of the skin and mucous membranes. 12. Special epidemiology - zoonoses. 13. Special epidemiology - nosocomial infections. 14. Hygiene.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing, Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
  • Preparation for examination - 60 hours per semester
learning outcomes
Knowledge
Explain the basic concepts of general epidemiology and articulate the important differences between the concepts.
Explain the basic concepts of general epidemiology and articulate the important differences between the concepts.
Characterize preventive and repressive anti-epidemic measures.
Characterize preventive and repressive anti-epidemic measures.
Explain the function of the immune system, characterise the components of non-specific and specific immunity and identify the importance of the components of the immune system.
Explain the function of the immune system, characterise the components of non-specific and specific immunity and identify the importance of the components of the immune system.
Describe the different types of immunopathological reactions and explain the principle of type I immunopathological reactions.
Describe the different types of immunopathological reactions and explain the principle of type I immunopathological reactions.
Name and describe in detail the different groups of diseases.
Name and describe in detail the different groups of diseases.
Skills
Identify the source, agent, vector and transmission mechanism of a specific infectious disease.
Identify the source, agent, vector and transmission mechanism of a specific infectious disease.
Classify a specific infectious disease into the appropriate disease group and justify their decision.
Classify a specific infectious disease into the appropriate disease group and justify their decision.
Propose preventive and repressive anti-epidemic measures for individual groups of diseases.
Propose preventive and repressive anti-epidemic measures for individual groups of diseases.
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecturing
Lecturing
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Skills
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral examination
Oral examination
Grade (Using a grade system)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Recommended literature
  • Dana Göpferová, Daniela Janovská, Karel Dohnal, Věra Melicherčíková. Mikrobiologie, imunologie, epidemiologie, hygiena. Příbram, 2002. ISBN 80-7254-223-0.
  • Hamplová Lidmila. Mikrobiologie, imunologie, epidemiologie, hygiena pro bakalářské studium a všechny typy zdravotnických škol.. Praha. ISBN 978-80-7387-934-1.
  • HOŘEJŠÍ, V. a kol. Základy imunologie. Praha, Triton, 2017. ISBN 978-80-7553-250-3.
  • MADDOCK, J. Public Health - Methodology, Environmental and Systems Issues. 2012. ISBN 978-953-51-0641-8.
  • Milan Tuček a kolektiv. Hygiena a epidemiologie. UK Praha, 2013. ISBN 978-80-246-2025-1.


Study plans that include the course
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