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HEP 114 Introduction to Communicable and Non-communicable Diseases

ND1 levelMedical & Health Sciences22 topics

HEP 114 covers 22 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. Epidemiological terms in disease occurrence
  3. Classification of communicable diseases
  4. Causative agents, transmission, signs and management
  5. Concept of non-communicable diseases
  6. Common non-communicable diseases
  7. Risk factors, symptoms, prevention and management of NCDs
  8. Planning disease prevention and control
  9. Implementation of disease control measures
  10. Evaluation of disease control programmes
  11. Government policies in disease control
  12. Current intervention strategies and national disease programmes
  13. Communicable diseases
  14. Non-communicable diseases
  15. Causative agents of diseases
  16. Routes of disease transmission
  17. Signs and symptoms of diseases
  18. Disease management
  19. Control and prevention planning
  20. Evaluation of disease control plans
  21. Disease control policies and interventions
  22. Government agencies in disease control

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Concept of communicable diseases

Communicable diseases are illnesses caused by pathogens that can spread from one host to another, directly or indirectly. Mastering their definition, modes of transmission, and distinguishing features is essential for recognising disease patterns, implementing control measures, and answering exam questions on disease epidemiology.

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