Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology
Course Code
IUDK_005
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine; Infectious diseases
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Rehabilitation
LQF
Level 6
Study Type And Form
Full-Time; Part-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Ludmila Vīksna
Structure Unit Manager
Ludmila Vīksna
Structural Unit
Department of Infectology
Contacts
Riga, 3 Linezera Street, idk@rsu.lv, +371 67014777
About Study Course
Objective
Infectious diseases – the main symptoms and syndromes of infectious diseases which are essential in timely diagnosis of diseases are analysed during the study course in terms of quality of life with correspondence to healthy nutrition for patient as part of treatment, rehabilitation and health promotion. To learn about food safety control main aspects and organization in Latvia and EU.
Preliminary Knowledge
Biology, anatomy, parasitology, physiology, microbiology, internal diseases.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Students will be able to classify most common infectious diseases according to etiological factors of food, prevailing symptoms of diseases; will know how to define diagnostic methods of food pathogens verification.
Skills
1.The students will be able to develop individual care plan for a patient for the purpose of treatment and epidemiological activities; to develop individual recommendations for nutrition plan of patient according to their diagnosis.
Competences
1.To apply basic knowledge and skills to communicate successfully with patients, their relatives and medical professionals regarding disease control and prevention and health promotion in case of infectious diseases and to provide patient social care in cooperation with patients, their relatives and medical experts, while respecting patients’ rights and norms of medical ethics; to assume the role of health promoter in the context of specific and non-specific prophylaxis of infectious diseases; to act according to existing legislation in Latvia.
Assessment
Individual work
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Title
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% from total grade
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Grade
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1.
Individual work |
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Preliminary preparation for the topic of the respective lesson, report on the chosen topic.
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Examination
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Title
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% from total grade
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Grade
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1.
Examination |
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10 points
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Independent work: report, assessment criteria – compliance of the content of the report with the selected/chosen topic; design of the report; student’s individual input, contribution or work invested; level of student’s knowledge evaluated by the lecturer in discussions with the student. Examination: activity (involvement, participation) during practical classes and assessment of the independent study report - 50%, MCQ - 20% and theoretical question - 30% . |
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Specialized room
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4
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Topics
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Main principles for health care of patients with infectious diseases in our country. Rules for hospitalisation of patients. Disinfection. Sterilisation. Disposal of biomaterial. Principles of diagnostics and treatment of infectious diseases.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Specialized room
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4
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Topics
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Intestinal infectious diseases, main characteristics. Diet principles for patients with diarrhoea.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Specialized room
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4
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Topics
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HIV/AIDS aetiology, epidemiology, clinical symptoms, therapy and prevention.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Specialized room
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4
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Topics
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Infections related to dysphagia.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Specialized room
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4
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Topics
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Clinical - epidemiological characteristics of hepatitis. Role of diet in therapy of patients with hepatitis.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Specialized room
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4
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Topics
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Acute respiratory diseases – aetiology, pathogenesis, clinical syndromes, therapy, prevention, role of nutrition/diet.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Specialized room
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4
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Topics
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Parasitic infectious diseases, incidence and prevalence, prevention. Tropical diseases – aetiology, incidence rate and prevention.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Specialized room
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4
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Topics
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Role of nutrition/diet in treatment of tuberculosis.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
32 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
PART-TIME
Part 1
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Specialized room
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4
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Topics
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Main principles for health care of patients with infectious diseases in our country. Rules for hospitalisation of patients. Disinfection. Sterilisation. Disposal of biomaterial. Principles of diagnostics and treatment of infectious diseases.
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-
Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Specialized room
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4
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Topics
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Intestinal infectious diseases, main characteristics. Diet principles for patients with diarrhoea.
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-
Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Specialized room
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4
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Topics
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HIV/AIDS aetiology, epidemiology, clinical symptoms, therapy and prevention.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Specialized room
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4
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Topics
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Infections related to dysphagia.
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-
Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Specialized room
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4
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Topics
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Clinical - epidemiological characteristics of hepatitis. Role of diet in therapy of patients with hepatitis.
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-
Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Specialized room
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4
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Topics
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Acute respiratory diseases – aetiology, pathogenesis, clinical syndromes, therapy, prevention, role of nutrition/diet.
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-
Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Specialized room
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4
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Topics
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Parasitic infectious diseases, incidence and prevalence, prevention. Tropical diseases – aetiology, incidence rate and prevention.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Specialized room
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4
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Topics
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Role of nutrition/diet in treatment of tuberculosis.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
32 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Bennett J. E., Dolin R., Blaser M. J. Mandell Douglas and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 9th Edition, Elsevier, 2020.
2.
Vīksna L. Infekcijas slimības. Rīga: Medicīnas apgāds; 2011, 568 lpp. (akceptējams izdevums)
3.
Fred F. Ferri. Ferri's Clinical Advisor. 2023, Elsevier.
4.
Rekomendācijas par SARS-CoV-2 infekcijas un COVID-19 epidemioloģiju, diagnostiku, klīniskajām norisēm un komplikācijām. Valsts pētījumu programma. L. Vīksna, I. Tolmane un autoru kolektīvs. Rīga, 2021. gada marts. 227. lpp.
5.
Tuberkulozes klīniskās vadlīnijas. 2015.
6.
Madhukar Pai, Marcel A. Behr, David Dowdy, et.al. Tuberculosis. Nature reviews/Disease primers. Article number: 16076 doi:10.1038/nrdp.2016.76 Published online 27 Oct 2016.
7.
EASL recommendations on treatment of hepatitis C: Final update of the series. Journal of Hepatology. 2020 vol. 73 pp.1170–1218.
8.
European AIDS Clinical Society Guidelines. Version 10.1 October 2020.
Additional Reading
1.
Zeltiņa I., Zavadska D, Grope I., et.al. Praktiskas rekomendācijas vakcinācijai veseliem pieaugušajiem un riska grupu indivīdiem Latvijā. Rīga. Slimību profilakses un kontroles centrs; 2019.
2.
Laimborelioze. Diagnostikas un ārstēšanas klīniskās rekomendācijas pieaugušajiem. Autors: Latvijas Infektologu, Hepatologu un HIV/AIDS speciālistu asociācija. Izdevējs: Slimību profilakses un kontroles centrs. 2020.
Other Information Sources
1.
WHO
2.
Access medicine
3.
Clinical key
4.
Ebrary
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Ebscohost
6.
NCBI
7.
NCBI books
8.
Medscape
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CDC