مخطط الموضوع
الموضوع 1
General Features of Faeco-Orally Transmitted Diseases
Classification of faeco-oral diseases and their infectious agents
Direct and indirect faeco-oral transmission
Symptoms and signs of faeco-oral diseases
Diarrhoea
How common are diarrhoeal diseases?
Diagnosis
Treatment
Prevention and control of faeco-oral diseases
Prevention of faeco-oral transmission
Other ways to reduce the risks of faeco-oral diseases
الموضوع 2
Bacterial and Viral Faeco-Oral Diseases
Cholera
Infectious agents and occurrence of cholera
Cholera epidemics
Symptoms and signs of cholera
Shigellosis (or bacillary dysentery)
Infectious agents and occurrence of shigellosis
Symptoms and signs of shigellosis
Rotavirus infection and other viral diarrhoeal diseases
Modes of transmission of diarrhoeal diseases
Diagnosis, treatment and control of bacterial and viral diarrhoeal diseases
Diagnosis of diarrhoeal diseases
Treatment of bacterial and viral diarrhoeal diseases
Prevention and control of bacterial and viral diarrhoeal diseases
Controlling epidemics of diarrhoeal diseases
Epidemic control measures for cholera
Epidemic control measures for shigellosis
Typhoid fever
الموضوع 3
Intestinal Protozoa, Ascariasis and Hookworm
Intestinal protozoal diseases
Amoebiasis
Giardiasis
Intestinal roundworms
Ascariasis
Hookworm infection
الموضوع 4
Acute Respiratory Tract Infections
What are acute respiratory tract infections?
Acute otitis media
How does acute otitis media affect hearing?
Causes, transmission and risk factors for acute otitis media
Clinical manifestations, diagnosis and complications of acute otitis media
Treatment of acute otitis media
Pharyngitis
Clinical manifestations and complications of pharyngitis
Referral of children with pharyngitis for treatment
Pneumonia
What is pneumonia and what causes it?
Pneumonia transmission and risk factors
Diagnosis and classification of pneumonia
Treatment of pneumonia
Prevention and control of acute respiratory tract infections
الموضوع 5
Louse-Borne Diseases: Relapsing Fever and Typhus
The human body louse
Louse-borne relapsing fever
Mode of transmission of relapsing fever
Actions if you suspect relapsing fever
Louse-borne typhus
Symptoms of louse-borne typhus
Actions if you suspect louse-borne typhus
Prevention of louse-borne relapsing fever and typhus
الموضوع 6
Other Vector-Borne Diseases of Public Health Importance
Schistosomiasis
Where is schistosomiasis common?
Mode of transmission of schistosomiasis
Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of schistosomiasis
Prevention and control of schistosomiasis
Leishmaniasis
Where is leishmaniasis common?
Mode of transmission of leishmaniasis
Clinical manifestation and diagnosis of leishmaniasis
Prevention and control of leishmaniasis
Onchocerciasis
Where is onchocerciasis common?
Mode of transmission of onchocerciasis
Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of onchocerciasis
Prevention and control of onchocerciasis
Lymphatic filariasis
Where is lymphatic filariasis common?
Mode of transmission of lymphatic filariasis
Clinical manifestations of lymphatic filariasis
Diagnosis of lymphatic filariasis
Prevention and control of lymphatic filariasis
Prevention and alleviation of disability due to lymphatic filariasis
الموضوع 7
Two Common Zoonotic Diseases: Rabies and Taeniasis
Rabies
The transmission of rabies
Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of rabies
First aid and post-exposure prophylaxis for rabies
Prevention of rabies
Taeniasis (tapeworm infestation)
Mode of transmission of taeniasis
Clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment of taeniasis
Prevention and control of taeniasis
الموضوع 8
Diseases of Poor Hygiene and Environmental Health: Trachoma, Scabies and Podoconiosis
Trachoma – the ‘quiet blindness’
What causes trachoma?
Modes of transmission of trachoma
How common is trachoma?
Clinical manifestations of trachoma and disease progression
Prevention and control of trachoma
Scabies
What causes scabies and how is it transmitted?
How common is scabies in Ethiopia?
Clinical manifestations of scabies
Treatment and prevention of scabies
Podoconiosis
Distinguishing podoconiosis from lymphatic filariasis
How does podoconiosis affect people?
Treatment of podoconiosis.
Podoconiosis-plus: problems that need urgent referral
Prevention of podoconiosis
الموضوع 9
General Principles of Public Health Surveillance
Public health surveillance
Data collection and recording
Analysis and interpretation of public health data
Counting the number, percentage and types of cases
Incidence rate
Analysing public health data by person, place and time
Comparing data in different time periods
Reporting public health surveillance data and getting feedback
Linking surveillance information to practice
Types of public health surveillance
Passive surveillance
Active surveillance
Mixed surveillance
الموضوع 10
Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response
Importance of the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) system
Priority diseases for IDSR
Role of the primary healthcare professional in IDSR
Case definitions of priority diseases
Reporting of priority diseases
Immediately reportable diseases
Weekly reportable diseases
الموضوع 11
Epidemic Investigation and Management
What is an outbreak and an epidemic?
Types of epidemics
Common source outbreaks
Propagated or progressive epidemics
Mixed epidemics
Epidemic investigation
Management of epidemics
