Syllabus
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.
Annotation
Particular course of Module of Preventive Medicine. Content of practices is study of special epidemiology (infectious and non-infectious diseases, immunization ...)