Microbiological Aspects of Tropical Infectious Diseases - FV052

• Title: Microbiological Aspects of Tropical Infectious Diseases
• Guaranteed by: Department of Clinical Microbiology (15-560)
• Faculty: Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové
• Actual: from 2023
• Semester: summer
• Points: 0
• E-Credits: 1
• Examination process: summer s.:
• Hours per week, examination: summer s.:6/9, C [HS]
• Capacity: 18
• Min. number of students: 5
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment
• Guarantor: MUDr. Miroslav Fajfr, Ph.D.
• Comes under: General medicine - ELECTIVE subjects
• Incompatibility : FA0105111, FG50026
• Interchangeability : FG50026
• Is incompatible with: FG50026
• Is interchangeable with: FG50026

Annotation

Last update: Eva Dyntarová (23.01.2024)

The course presents both a general overview of the methods of epidemiology of infectious diseases together and more specific topics covering emerging and tropical infections. The seminars focus on general topics, such as basic epidemiological tools, rules of communal hygiene. drinking water as a source of infection and necessity for proper water treatment. The potential use of select infectious agents, e.g. Anthrax, Cholera, Tularemia for bioterrorism and basic knowledge of handling biohazard materials are included. Specific topics include in depth coverage of select viral and bacterial infections. Emerging and tropical infections are specifically discussed in depth.

Requirements to the exam

Last update: Eva Dyntarová (08.02.2024)

Credit:

1. maximum 1 absence
2.  1 presentation on a related topic

Syllabus

Last update: Eva Dyntarová (09.02.2024)

Lecturers:

• prof.MUDr. Pavel Boštík, Ph.D.
• MUDr. Vlasta Štěpánová, Ph.D.
• Mgr. Radek Sleha, Ph.D.

Lectures:

1. Biohazard. Bioterrorisms. Emerging infections in general ( Antrax, Yersinia pestis, Vibrio cholerae, Francisella tularensis,..)
2. Parasitology - blood and tissue parasites - theory and laboratory diagnostics (malaria, sleeping sickness, microphilaria babesia sp.leishmania)+ clinical cases, student presentations.

Practical classes:

1. Virology - Viral hepatitis - differential diagnostics. Viral emerging infections (dengue, ebola, marburg fever…) HIV - review. clinical cases, student presentations.
2. General Epidemiology. Personal and communal hygiene - prevention of infectious diseases. Waste, hazardous waste and communal hygiene. Water - source of infection.
3. Parasitology - systemic and intestinal parasites, Entamoeba , Giardia, Balantidium ,other pathogenic protozoa and helminths in the GIT. Diagnostics, prevention,therapy + clinical cases, student presentations.

Literature

Last update: Eva Dyntarová (23.01.2024)

Recommended literature:

1. Goering R, et al. Mims' Medical Microbiology and Immunology, 6th Ed., Elsevier, 2018.
2. Greenwood D. Medical Microbiology, 18^th Ed., Elsevier, 2012.