Physiotherapy REPLICA C - ROMA AZIENDA S.GIOVANNI ADDOLORATA

Objectives of hygiene. Concept of health and disease. Levels of prevention. Diagnostic tests (sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative). Epidemiology and etiology of infectious diseases. Risk factors and the chain of infection (host, agent and environment). Modes of transmission. Prophylaxis of infectious diseases (specific, direct, indirect). Care-related infections: epidemiology, etiology and modes of transmission. The National Health Service: history and principles of organization.

No requirement.

Material provided by the Instructor. Textbook: Hygiene - Preventive Medicine - Public Health by Barbuti, Fara, Giammanco, Baldo, Borella.

Attendance follows course regulations.