EN3027 Epidemiology and Control of Communicable Diseases Syllabus:
EN3027 Epidemiology and Control of Communicable Diseases Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
• To impart knowledge on diseases transmitted through air, water, food, vectors and pollution sources as well as major components of health services
UNIT I GENERAL
Definitions – Dynamics of disease Transmission – Investigation of disasters – Survey – Chain of transmission of diseases – disease control – control of source – control of mode of transmission – susceptible host – typical epidemic control – Investigations.
UNIT II RESPIRATORY, WATER, AND FOOD BORNE DISEASES
Respiratory diseases – Definition – Group – control of source. Water and Food borne diseases – General reservoir of infection – agents – food decomposition – vehicle or transmission of diseases -control of water and food-borne diseases.
UNIT III VECTOR BORNE DISEASES
Vector borne diseases and Zoo noses – Infections from mosquitoes, house flies, rats, louse, pubic louse and other insects – General, insect borne diseases, zoo noses and their spread – control at source – control of mode of transmission.
UNIT IV MISCELLANEOUS DISEASES AND ILLNESSES
Miscellaneous diseases and illnesses – Ringworm, hookworm infections, ancylostomiasis, tetanus, amoebiasis. Other illnesses associated with environment and food – Lead poisoning, carbon monoxide poisoning – mercury poisoning – illnesses associated with air pollution – nutritional deficiency diseases – Illness associated with building material
UNIT V ASPECTS OF HEALTH SERVICES
The Organization of Health services – Tasks for the health services – the major components of health services (curative, preventive, special services, statistics and health education) – resources for the health services – community participation in health services. Declaration of ALMA-ATA.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES:
The students completing the course will have the ability to
CO1: Outline the dynamics of disease transmission and different aspects of health services
CO2: Explain the different types of diseases transmitted through air, water and food ,
CO3: Comprehend miscellaneous diseases and illnesses
CO4: Understand the mode of transmission and control of vector borne diseases
CO5: Understand major components of health services
TEXTBOOK:
1. Park J. E . and Park K., ” Text Book of Preventive and Social Medicine “, X Edition, 1989
REFERENCES:
1. Rieman Hans, “Food borne infections and intoxications”, Academic Press, New York, 1969.
2. Roger Y. Stanier, John L. Ingraham, Mark. L. Wheelis and Pagr. R. Painter, General Microbiology, MacMillan Press Ltd., 1995
3. Dubey, R. C and Maheswari, D.K, “A Text Book of Microbiology” S. Chand and Company Ltd., New Delhi, 2002.