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EDC112 Communicable Diseases I

ND1 levelComputing & ICT12 topics

EDC112 covers 12 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Concept of communicable diseases
  2. Epidemiology of infectious diseases
  3. Airborne, contact, waterborne and foodborne infections
  4. Vector-borne and zoonotic diseases
  5. Emerging and re-emerging infections
  6. Hospital-acquired infections
  7. Chain of infection
  8. Surveillance of communicable diseases
  9. Outbreak investigation
  10. Disease transmission and causative agents
  11. Sources and routes of transmission
  12. Disease detection, diagnosis and screening

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One topic, as StudyPath teaches it.

Concept of communicable diseases

The concept of communicable diseases encompasses the definition, modes of transmission, and the distinction between communicable and non‑communicable illnesses. Mastering these ideas is essential for recognising disease patterns, applying control measures, and answering exam questions that test understanding of disease spread and prevention.

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