Syllabus
Epidemiology
Infectious and noninfectious disease
Changes of distribution of infectious diseases during 20. century, trends of the disease, primary prevention of infectious diseases. Epidemiology and its role in clinical practice.
Mode of transmission and types of distribution of communicable diseases
Basic conditions of transmission - agent, reservoir, transmission, susceptible person
Epidemiological investigation in foci of infections. Preventive and repressive measures.
Primary prevention
Prevention - clarifying the concept of primary, secondary and tertiary prevention, elimination, eradication of the disease.
Objectives, principles and approaches of primary prevention. The application of primary prevention in practice.
Significant health risks. Prevention of selected diseases. Prevention of cancer. Prevention of infectious diseases. Vaccinations.
Nosocomial (hospital) infections
Definition and distribution of nosocomial infections - specific, nonspecific, endogenous, exogenous. Routes of transmission, the main agents, risk factors, specific and nonspecific carrier. Hygiene requirements for the operation for medical equipment.
Surveillance of the disease
Definition, aims, aspects and elements of surveillance. National surveillance program of measles, polio, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis etc.
Hygiene
Definition of subject, procedures for assessing the impact of working and living environment on health and
Occupational medicine
Health risk at work. Occupational psychology and hygiene.
Radiation protection of workers and patients at application of ionising radiation in medicine
Annotation
The subject is taught in bachelors study programme Specialisation in Health Care, subject (Public Health Care) (General nurse) in the 1st year of study (present study). Students will be thought to be familiar with communicable as well as non-communicable diseases with the stress on mode of transmission of the infectious diseases and understanding of epidemiological relationships. The course hygiene deals with effects of living and working conditions on health.