Major Endemic Diseases
Objectives
After this unit, students should be able to: 1. Know the processes and mechanisms influencing the emergence and re-emergence of Transmissible Diseases, in particular those known as Major Endemic Diseases: malaria, tuberculosis, VIH/AIDS, hepatitis and other vector borne diseases. 2. Be capable of establishing the importance of Major Endemic Diseases as a Public Health and Development problem. 3. Be able to evaluate and analyze control measures for Major Endemic Diseases in terms of their epidemiological, socioeconomic and operational determinants.
General characterization
Code
5788011
Credits
4
Responsible teacher
Jorge Seixas
Hours
Weekly - 9
Total - 40
Teaching language
Portuguese
Prerequisites
Not applicable
Bibliography
• Jamison, D T., et al. Eds. (2006). Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries, 2nd ed. New York: Oxford University Press. • WHO, Kindhauser, M. K. (Ed.). (2003) Communicable Diseases 2002: global defense against the infectious disease threat. World Health Organisation, Geneva,. Doc. WHO/CDS/2003.15. • WHO. World malaria report 2014. Geneva. • WHO.Global tuberculosis report 2015. Geneva. • WHO.Priority interventions: HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care in the health sector. (2009). Geneva.
Teaching method
The Unit is organized in lectures (one for each disease) introducing the themes, followed by group discussion. Case studies will be presented and discussed in support of the learning objectives.
Evaluation method
Assessment will be continuous during the contact time. An analytic report on control programs (or their components) will be asked.
Subject matter
I. Concepts: endemic disease, epidemic, emerging and re-emerging disease. II. Major endemic diseases: : malaria, tuberculosis, VIH/AIDS, hepatitis and other vector borne diseases as Public Health problems: epidemiological factors; socioeconomic factors. III. Control strategy design: operational factors.