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IDV 127 Introduction to Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases

ND1 level21 topics

IDV 127 covers 21 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. Concepts of communicable diseases
  2. Concepts of non-communicable diseases
  3. Classification of diseases
  4. Risk factors and determinants
  5. Prevention strategies
  6. Burden of disease
  7. Screening and early detection
  8. Comparative public health approaches
  9. Concept of disease
  10. Health and disease
  11. Communicable diseases and related terms
  12. Classification of communicable diseases by pathogens
  13. Causative agents, transmission, signs and symptoms of communicable diseases
  14. Non-communicable diseases and related terms
  15. Common non-communicable diseases
  16. Risk factors, prevention and management of non-communicable diseases
  17. Prevention and control of communicable diseases
  18. Prevention and control of non-communicable diseases
  19. Government policies and intervention strategies in disease control
  20. Roles of WHO, CDC and government in disease control
  21. Challenges of disease control policy implementation

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Concepts of communicable diseases

Communicable diseases are illnesses that spread from one host to another through direct or indirect contact. Mastering the definitions, modes of transmission, and factors influencing spread is essential for identifying disease patterns, designing control strategies, and answering exam questions that assess understanding of epidemiology and public health response.

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