Syllabus
Lecturers: prof.MUDr. Pavel Boštík, Ph.D.
MUDr. Vlasta Štěpánová, Ph.D.
Mgr. Radek Sleha, Ph.D.
Lectures:
Biohazard. Bioterrorisms. Emerging infections in general ( Antrax, Yersinia pestis, Vibrio cholerae, Francisella tularensis,..)
Parasitology - blood and tissue parasites - theory and laboratory diagnostics (malaria, sleeping sickness, microphilaria babesia sp.leishmania)+ clinical cases, student presentations.
Practical classes:
Virology - Viral hepatitis - differential diagnostics. Viral emerging infections (dengue, ebola, marburg fever…) HIV - review. clinical cases, student presentations.
General Epidemiology. Personal and communal hygiene - prevention of infectious diseases. Waste, hazardous waste and communal hygiene. Water - source of infection.
Parasitology - systemic and intestinal parasites, Entamoeba , Giardia, Balantidium ,other pathogenic protozoa and helminths in the GIT. Diagnostics, prevention,therapy + clinical cases, student presentations.
Annotation
The course presents both a general overview of the methods of epidemiology of infectious diseases together and more specific topics covering emerging and tropical infections. The seminars focus on general topics, such as basic epidemiological tools, rules of communal hygiene. drinking water as a source of infection and necessity for proper water treatment.
The potential use of select infectious agents, e.g. Anthrax, Cholera, Tularemia for bioterrorism and basic knowledge of handling biohazard materials are included.
Specific topics include in depth coverage of select viral and bacterial infections. Emerging and tropical infections are specifically discussed in depth.