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HSC3041
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
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Level | Undergraduate |
Faculty | Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences |
Organisational Unit | Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine |
Offered | Caulfield First semester 2013 (Day) South Africa First semester 2013 (Day) |
Coordinator(s) | Dr Michaela Riddell (Caulfield), Bridget Ikalafeng (South Africa) |
This unit focuses on prevention and control of communicable diseases. Topics include principles of infection, outbreaks, public health control measures, and current issues in disease prevention and control.
Public health control measures discussed may include surveillance, modelling, immunisation, antimicrobial therapies, infection control, vector control, screening and risk factor management.
These topics are illustrated using relevant examples of communicable diseases such as vaccine-preventable diseases (e.g. influenza); vector-borne diseases (e.g., malaria), food-borne diseases (e.g., salmonella) and sexually transmitted infections (e.g., HIV). Epidemiological, social, and political perspectives are considered.
Written assignments (x2) 30%
Group presentation 15%
Tutorial exercises 10%
Final exam 45%
Hurdle requirement: At least 80% attendance at tutorial classes
3 contact hours per week plus 9 hours per week private study