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Master's of Public Health with Thesis

PUBH536

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES EPIDEMIOLOGY

Course Code
PUBH536
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
8
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelMaster's Degree With Thesis
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS8
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Explain the relationship of agent, man and environment in infectious diseases
  2. Describe the terms frequently used in infectious diseases epidemiology
  3. Recite the mechanisms of spread of infection in human body and the means of protection of the body
  4. Explain the elements of chain of infection and their role in control of infection
  5. Describe how epidemics are spread, their methods of control and should be able to investigate and report an epidemic
  6. Evaluate and report an epidemic
  7. Describe how different kinds of communicable diseases can be controlled
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsSABE 606 HAS 529 HAS 535
Course DescriptionThe objective of this course is to provide students knowledge on natural history of communicable diseases, prevention and control of the most frequent and important communicable diseases
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Infectious disease agents, their species, properties ( Pathogenity, virulance, toxicity, immunogenicty, tropism etc. ) ID50, LD50.
2nd Week Phases of infectious diseases, mechanisms, clinical types, causality ( Koch postulates), necessary but not enough
3rd Week Definitions: Iceberg phenomena, mass immunity,pandemic- epidemic, control-elimination, incubation period, generation period, risk factors, carriers
4th Week Chain of infection, proporties of source, means of transmission
5th Week Quarantine-isolation, source investigation-contact tracing, screening for disease
6th Week Hygiene, water anf food safety, liquid and solid waste, vectors, environmental supervision
7th Week Agent and host properties and mechanisms of infections ( Text discussion)
8th Week Resistance, immunity,vaccines,immunisation programs, side effects,cold chain, campaignes, passive immunity ( Chemoproflaxis, seroproflaxis)
9th Week Surveillance, active and passive surveillance, sentinel surveillance, disese notification system
10th Week Control of infectious diseases, procedures before the outbreak
11th Week Description of an outbreak, types, outbreak investigation, epidemic control,attack rate, transmission rate, clustering, family infections
12th Week Control of diseases transmitted through air, water, food, contact, sex.Food poisoning
13th Week Control of diseases transmitted by vectors, zoonoses, Malaria
14th Week Control of diseases in the past and in present in Turkey in Europe , in the world. İnternational travel and precautions.
15th Week
Recommended or Required Reading1. Gazanfer Aksakoğlu, Bulaşıcı Hastalıklarla Savaşım,Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Yayını. 2008
2.Sabahat Tezcan.Epidemiyoloji,Hacettepe Halk Sağlığı Vakfı
3.David L Heymann ( Ed.) CONTROL OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES IN MAN MANUAL, APHA Press 2015
4. M A Connaly( Ed.) Communıcable Dısease Control In Emergencıes, Who Geneva , 2005
5. Çağatay Güler, Levent Akın ( Ed.) Halk Sağlığı, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2016
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Other
  • Questions/Answers
  • Problem Solving
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Case Study
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Assignment 5 30
Total(%) 30
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 30
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 70
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 14 8 112
Preparation for Final exam 1 42 42
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
Homework 5 8 40
Total Work Load236
Total Work Load / 30 (h)7.86
ECTS Credit of the Course8
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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