Epidemiology
Abbreviation: 46LA3 Load: 15(L) + 0(S) + 15(CP) + 0(EXE) + 0(P) + 0(ST) + 0(LE) + 0(ME) + 0(SCP) + 0(FE) + 0(CE) + 0(PP) + 0(MSCP)
Lecturers in charge: Slavko Antolić
dr. sc. Vanja Tešić
Lecturers:
Course description: Definition and epidemiology and basic concepts in epidemiology. Models of disease. Breakdown
epidemiology. The causes of the disease? risk factors. The emergence and spread of the disease. The natural course
disease. Epidemiological methods: variables, research, measurement. Disease prevention:
primary, secondary and tertiary. Prevention of infectious diseases: general and specific measures,
vaccination. Prevention of chronic diseases: general and specific measures, identification
risk factors, screening.
Epidemiological features of cardiovascular diseases, malignant diseases, accidents, addiction
and diabetes, iatrogenic disease. Epidemiological features of the disease: intestinal infectious and
parasitic diseases, nipple infections, diseases against which carried mandatory immunization,
diseases that are transmitted through sexual contact and zoonoses. Nosocomial infections.
Lecture languages: - - -
Compulsory literature:
1. Puntarić, D., Ropac D. i sur. Epidemiologija, Zdravstveno veleučilište, Zagreb, 2006.
2. Borčić, B.: Epidemiologija zaraznih bolesti (odabrana predavanja), II. izdanje, Zagreb, 2000.
Recommended literature:
3. Babuš, V. i sur. Epidemiološke metode, Medicinska naklada, Zagreb, 2000.
4. Gordis, L.: Epidemiology, Third Edition, Elsevier-Saunders, Philadelphia, 2004.
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L - Lectures
FE - Field exercises
CE - Project laboratory
PP - Preclinical practicals
MSCP - Mentorship of special clinical practicals
S - Seminar
CP - Clinical practicals
EXE - Exercises of applied kinesiology
P - Practicum
ST - Sectio training
LE - Laboratory exercises
ME - Methodology exercises
SCP - Special clinical practicals
* - Not graded