Università Roma Tre

Introduction and general aspects: definition and public health tasks. Primary, secondary and tertiary prevention.
General epidemiology: epidemiological methodology; sources and methods of collecting epidemiological data. Main measures used in Epidemiology (frequency, prevalence, incidence, rates).
Epidemiological studies: descriptive, analytical, experimental methodology.
Epidemiology and prevention of infectious diseases. Features and ways of spreading of infectious diseases. Epidemiology: etiological agents. Temporal and spatial distribution of infectious diseases (sporadic, endemic, epidemic, pandemic disease). Direct prophylaxis: notification, assessment, isolation, disinfection and disinfestation. Specific prophylaxis: vaccine, serum and chemoprophylaxis.
Epidemiology and prevention of non-communicable diseases. Epidemiology: etiology, risk factors, distribution and frequency of non-communicable diseases of social interest in Italy.
Prevention: primary (strengthening of organic defenses, modification of behavior, intervention on the environment), secondary (mass and selective screening), tertiary (rehabilitation and social reintegration).
The main chronic non-communicable diseases: cardiovascular diseases, tumors.
Environmental hygiene and food safety. Atmospheric air: chemical-physical characteristics, urban air pollution (sources, contaminants, effects), prevention. Water for human use: physical, chemical and microbiological characteristics; correction of water intended for human consumption. Urban waste water: study of the characteristics and methods of purification and disposal. Municipal solid waste: classification, characteristics, collection and disposal methods. Food: food-borne infections and food poisoning.
Hospital hygiene and nosocomial infections. The challenge of antibiotic resistance.

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