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INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Degree course: 
Corso di First cycle degree in Midwifery
Academic year when starting the degree: 
2017/2018
Year: 
2
Academic year in which the course will be held: 
2018/2019
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

At the end of the course the student must have acquired the knowledge of the main infectious diseases in midwifery and the general principles of epidemiology and prevention of health care associated infections

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

Professors

DALLA GASPERINA DANIELA

Parent course

PUBLIC HEALTH