- Docente: Gabriella Verucchi
- Credits: 1
- SSD: MED/17
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Nursing (cod. 8473)
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from Dec 11, 2023 to Dec 21, 2023
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will know the basic principles about the most important diseases caused by pathogen microorganisms
Course contents
- General principles about diagnosis and therapy of infectious diseases.
- Respiratory tract infections: flu, alveolar and interstitial pneumonia, pulmonary tuberculosis
- Endocarditis
- Gastro-intestinal infections: cholera, minor salmonellosis
- Viral hepatitis
- Infectious osteomyelitis, infectious arthritis
- Viral Hepatitis
- Viral and bacterial meningitis
- Arthropod-borne infections: Lyme disease
- Sepsis
- HIV infection and AIDS
Readings/Bibliography
- Calza L. Principi di Malattie Infettive. Società Editrice Esculapio, Bologna, 2014.
- Moroni M, Esposito R, De Lalla F. Manuale di Malattie Infettive. Masson, Milano, 2014
Teaching methods
All course topics will be presented by frontal lessons and studied in depth by open debates.
Assessment methods
The assessment examination will be performed by a written test including multiple-choice questions regarding all the presented topics.
Teaching tools
PowerPoint slides presented by a video-projector.
Students will find all presented slides in the “Guida web” section.
Office hours
See the website of Gabriella Verucchi