Objective:
* Understand infectious disease dynamics
* Understand the principles to prevent and control infectious diseases.
Unit 1: Communicable Diseases : (12 hrs)
Epidemics- Definition, disease- specific set of symptoms, causes, types, spread of infection, mode of transmission. Communicable diseases - transmission of the agent, direct & In-direct methods, products from infected person -Their importance, emergencies and disasters.
Unit 2: Bacterial Epidemic Diseases : (14 hrs)
Epidemiology, General characteristics, symptoms lab diagnosis and treatment of Enteric fever-Typhus (Salmonella typhi), Tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) and Cholera (Vibrio cholera).Immunity against bacterial infections, antimicrobial agents, assay of antibiotics.
Unit 3: Viral and Parasitic Epidemic Diseases : (12 hrs)
Epidemiology, General characteristics, symptoms lab diagnosis and treatment of Polio, Influenza, AIDS, Malaria and Yellow fever. Antiviral agents, Immunity against viruses. Molecular methods used in detection of virus
Unit 4: Prevention and control of Outbreak : (12 hrs)
Disease Control, Infection control measures, Public-health surveillance, Food safety, Healthy Habits, Vaccines for preventable diseases. social responsibility, eradication of diseases. Environmental monitoring.
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