Students must have a broad understanding of microbiology and clinical microbiology.
The global aims of the course "Disease Control and Eradication", of which "Infectious Diseases A" is one part, are to prepare students to a broad understanding of the most common infectious diseases and their clinical management, covering viral, bacterial, fungal and parasitic diseases. Global epidemiology of the major infectious diseases and public health implications will also be covered. Disease control and eradication is divided into the following parts: i) Clinical Epidemiology (Prof. MG Comelli); ii) Infectious Diseases A (Profs. MU Mondelli and R Bruno); iii) Infectious Diseases B (Profs. C Filice, E Brunetti); iv) The Science of Disease Control and Eradication (Profs. R Bruno, E Brunetti, C Filice, V Meroni).
At the end of the course, students should be able to recognize the typical clinical presentations of major infectious diseases and to develop a basic knowledge of the main treatment regimens.
The following topics are taught in Infectious Diseases A:
Viral Hepatitis: HAV, HBV, HCV, HDV, HEV
Emerging and re-emerging viral infections: Ebola, Zika, Dengue, Chikungunya.
Infections of the Central Nervous System: Acute and Chronic Meningitis, Encephalitis.
Tuberculosis as seen from the infectious disease specialist. TB, MDR, XDR, TDR Mycobacteria. Epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment.
Lectures, seminars, bedside teaching, students' presentations, case presentations, revisions.
Dennis L. Kasper, Anthony S. Fauci, Stephen L. Hauser, Dan L. Longo, J. Larry Jameson, Loscalzo, Eds. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 19th Edition (2015). Part 8 Infectious Diseases. McGraw Hill Professional.
Frederick Southwick. Infectious Diseases: A Clinical Short Course, 3rd Edition (2013). McGraw Hill Professional.