INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Degree course: 
Corso di First cycle degree in Midwifery
Academic year when starting the degree: 
2016/2017
Year: 
2
Academic year in which the course will be held: 
2017/2018
Course type: 
Compulsory subjects, characteristic of the class
Credits: 
1
Period: 
First Semester
Standard lectures hours: 
16
Detail of lecture’s hours: 
Lesson (16 hours)
Requirements: 

Bridging courses

Assessment: 
Voto Finale

Infectious diseases transmission. Viral hepatitis: HAV, HBV, HCV, HDV, HEV. HIV infection: epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis and prevention. Vertically transmitted diseases: CMV, Toxoplasmosis, HSV-1, HSV-2, Rubella, HBV, HCV and HIV. Candidiasis. Travel diseases: malaria. Scabies and pediculosis. Tuberculosis. Health care associated infections. Occupational risk and prevention rules; post-exposure prophylaxis.

Infectious diseases transmission. Viral hepatitis: HAV, HBV, HCV, HDV, HEV. HIV infection: epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis and prevention. Vertically transmitted diseases: CMV, Toxoplasmosis, HSV-1, HSV-2, Rubella, HBV, HCV and HIV. Candidiasis. Travel diseases: malaria. Scabies and pediculosis. Tuberculosis. Health care associated infections. Occupational risk and prevention rules; post-exposure prophylaxis.

1) Moroni, Esposito, Antinori - Malattie Infettive - Editrice Masson, 2014
2) A summary of the slides will be made available

Parent course