INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Degree course:
Corso di First cycle degree in Midwifery
Academic year when starting the degree:
2018/2019
Year:
2
Academic year in which the course will be held:
2019/2020
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)
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.
1) Moroni, Esposito, Antinori - Malattie Infettive - Editrice Masson, 2014
2) A summary of the slides will be made available
Frontal lessons
The students may arrange an appointment with the professor by email