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Epidemiology - Subcourse - CPRVEP26
Title: Epidemiologie - dílčí kurz
Guaranteed by: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics 3FM CU (12-EPID)
Faculty: Third Faculty of Medicine
Actual: from 2016
Semester: winter
Points: 0
E-Credits: 0
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:0/0, other [HT]
Capacity: unknown / unknown (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
Key competences:  
State of the course: not taught
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Additional information: http://www.lf3.cuni.cz/cs/pracoviste/epidemiologie
Guarantor: doc. MUDr. Alexander Čelko, CSc.
Classification: Medicine > Clinical Disciplines
Examination dates   Schedule   
Annotation -
Last update: Bc. Kateřina Maternová (28.05.2008)
Particular course of Module of Preventive Medicine. Content of practices is study of special epidemiology (infectious and non-infectious diseases, immunization ...)
Aim of the course -
Last update: Bc. Kateřina Maternová (28.05.2008)

Inform students about infectious and non-infectious diseases (epidemiology of influenza, HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis), cancer epidemiology (most frequent cancer´s incidence and mortality in Czech Republic), epidemiology of injuries, immnunization programs.

Literature -
Last update: Bc. Kateřina Maternová (23.05.2008)

Control of Communicable Diseases Manual

David L. Heymann, MD, Editor, ISBN 0-87553-034-6 soft cover, ISBN 0-87553-035-4 hardcover

Teaching methods -
Last update: Bc. Kateřina Maternová (28.05.2008)

Practices ? illustration, model situation solving

Syllabus -
Last update: Bc. Kateřina Maternová (12.05.2008)

Preventive Medicine

EPIDEMIOLOGY

6th year of study

1. Epidemiology of influenza and Reye´s syndrome

Characteristics of acute respiratory illnesses of viral and mycoplasmal etiology,

epidemiology of influenza, Reye´s syndrome, bird´s influenza, vaccination strategy.

2. Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS

History, description and case definition, epidemiological features of HIV/AIDS infection,

occurrence in Czech Republic and worldwide, trends and perspectives of therapy and

control.

3. Immunization programs

Strategy of active and passive immunization in Czech Republic and new valid vaccination

schedule. Contraindications and complications of vaccination.

4. Epidemiology of injuries

Home and leisure injuries frequency, mechanisms, trafic accidents. Age distribution of

injuries, risk groups - children and seniors.

5. Epidemiology of cardiovascular diseases

Age and sex distribution of cardiovascular diseases, trends, mortality in Czech Republic

and worldwide.

6. Intestinal bacterial infections (food-borne bacterial disease)

Epidemiological characteristics of etiological agents, differential diagnosis, epidemic

measures. Epidemic of thyphoid fever, practical example.

7. Geographic distribution of infection

Characteristics, spectrum of infections, etiologic agents, vectors, reservoir of infectious

agents, host, endemicity, ecology. Examples from Czech Republic and world.

8. Viral Hepatitis

Epidemiological features, diagnostics, preventive and epidemic measures, occurrence.

Infectious agents, epdiemiological characteristics and differences of viral hepatitis A, B, C,

D, E. Differential diagnostics of viral hepatitis.

9. Cancer Epidemiology

Most frequent cancer´s incidence and mortality in Czech Republic, secular trend and their

analysis. Epidemiologic study - practical exercise.

10. Surveillance of the disease

Definition, aims, aspects and elements of surveillance. National surveillance program of

measles, polio, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis etc.

 
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