70783 - Prophylaxis and Therapy

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course, students will have: 1. Knowledge of the main tropical diseases (epidemiological, clinical, diagnostic, and therapeutic aspects) 2. Knowledge of the potential risks to individual and public health of communicable infectious diseases and possible precautions (prophylaxis) 3. Application of this knowledge to take the appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic decisions 4. Differential diagnosis and selection of the most appropriate anti-infective prophylaxis/therapies in various clinical situations 5. Ability to transmit knowledge 6. Ability to learn and apply new findings in tropical diseases field

 

Course contents

By the end of the course, students will have: 1. Knowledge of the main tropical diseases (epidemiological, clinical, diagnostic, and therapeutic aspects) 2. Knowledge of the potential risks to individual and public health of communicable infectious diseases and possible precautions (prophylaxis) 3. Application of this knowledge to take the appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic decisions 4. Differential diagnosis and selection of the most appropriate anti-infective prophylaxis/therapies in various clinical situations 5. Ability to transmit knowledge 6. Ability to learn and apply new findings in tropical diseases field

Infections in Travelers and migrants

1- Epidemiology of tropical diseases

2- Risk Factors Related to Travel, Age, or Patient's Pathologies

3- Migration and Potential Transmissible Diseases

4- Infections in Travelers and/or migrant with Fever, Diarrhea, Skin rash, Eosinophilia

5- Clinical: Patient Approach, Differential Diagnosis

Tropical Diseases: Diagnosis

1- Severe Protozoan Infections (Malaria, Leishmaniasis, etc.)

2- Vector-Borne Viral Infections (Yellow Fever, Dengue, Chikungunya, Zika, etc.)

3- Major Digestive System Infections Caused by Viruses, Bacteria, Protozoa, and Helminths

4- Viral Hemorrhagic Fever, Filariasis, Schistosomiasis, Tuberculosis

Prophylaxis and Treatment

1- Behavioral Prophylaxis for Transmissible Tropical Infections

2- Main Immunizations (General Considerations, Routine Vaccinations, Mandatory Vaccinations, Vaccinations for Special Groups (Children, Pregnancy, Immunosuppressed Patients, etc.), Side Effects and Contraindications

3- Chemoprophylaxis (Drugs (Use according to the travel and the individual.)

4- Treatment of infections, side effects.

Readings/Bibliography

CDC Yellow book 2024: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/page/yellowbook-home

CDC Traveler's health: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel

Teaching methods

frontal lessons

Assessment methods

Learning assessment is achieved through a multiple-choice test.

The questions, for a total of 20, will be relevant to the course content. Students have 30 minutes for the written exam. Each quiz requires only one correct answer. A score of +1.5 will be awarded for each correct answer, and 0 for an incorrect or missing answer. A minimum score of 18/30 (corresponding to 12/20 correct answers) is required for the exam. A grade will not be given; the test will be graded as pass/fail, which corresponds to a pass/fail.
The use of support materials such as textbooks, notes, or computer media is not permitted during the exam.

Teaching tools

The lectures will be supported by Power Point slides, available in electronic format at the beginning of each lesson on the website https://virtuale.unibo.it/ which each student can access using their own credentials.

Office hours

See the website of Marina Tadolini