Course: Epidemiology and Food Safety

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Course title Epidemiology and Food Safety
Course code TUTP/TP2EB
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Šiška Ladislav, MVDr.
  • Míšková Zuzana, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Infection and infectious disease, incidence of infectious disease. The process of spreading the disease. 2. Preventive and punitive anti-epidemic measures. Interruption of the transmission path - elimination of the source of infection, decontamination, disinfection, disinsection and deratization, sterilization. 3. Immune system, allergies - pathogenesis of allergies. 4. Allergens in food - classification, legislative framework. 5. Special epidemiology - airborne diseases. 6. Special epidemiology - foodborne diseases. 7. Special epidemiology - infections transmitted by arthropods, infections of the skin and mucous membranes. 8. Special epidemiology - zoonoses. 9. Food safety - legislative documents, terminology. 10. Biological hazards in food - microorganisms and pests. 11. Chemical hazards in food - focusing on the technological processing of food during food preparation. 12. Physical hazards in food - classification, possibilities of elimination in food operations. 13. Cross contamination. 14. HACCP system.

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Preparation for examination - 150 hours per semester
learning outcomes
Knowledge
Explain the basic concepts of general epidemiology.
Explain the basic concepts of general epidemiology.
Characterize preventive and repressive anti-epidemic measures.
Characterize preventive and repressive anti-epidemic measures.
List and describe in detail the different groups of diseases.
List and describe in detail the different groups of diseases.
Know the basic concepts and legislation related to food safety.
Know the basic concepts and legislation related to food safety.
Explain the term "HACCP system" and its function in the food industry.
Explain the term "HACCP system" and its function in the food industry.
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.
Classify a specific infectious disease into the appropriate disease group.
Propose preventive and repressive anti-epidemic measures for individual groups of diseases.
Propose preventive and repressive anti-epidemic measures for individual groups of diseases.
Identify and distinguish biological, physical or chemical hazards.
Identify and distinguish biological, physical or chemical hazards.
Identify the non-conformity and propose corrective and control measures.
Identify the non-conformity and propose corrective and control measures.
teaching methods
Knowledge
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
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
Didactic test
Didactic test
Oral examination
Oral examination
Grade (Using a grade system)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Recommended literature
  • HAMPLOVÁ, L. Mikrobiologie, imunologie, epidemiologie, hygiena pro bakalářské studium a všechny typy zdravotnických škol. Praha: Triton, 2015. ISBN 978-80-7387-934-1.
  • HOŘEJŠÍ, V. a kol. Základy imunologie. Praha, Triton, 2017. ISBN 978-80-7553-250-3.
  • JÍLEK, P. Imunologie: stručně, jasně, přehledně. 2. dopl. vyd.. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2019. ISBN 978-80-271-0595-3.
  • MADDOCK, J. Public Health - Methodology, Environmental and Systems Issues. Rijeka: InTech, 2012. ISBN 978-953-51-0641-8.
  • TREMLOVÁ, B., JAVŮRKOVÁ, Z. Řízení kvality a bezpečnosti potravin.. Brno: VFU, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7305-6858.
  • TUČEK, M. a kol. Hygiena a epidemiologie. Praha: UK, 2013. ISBN 978-80-246-2025-1.


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