Information Package / Course Catalogue
Environmental Health and Epidemic Diseases in Disasters
Course Code: ÖGK210
Course Type: Non Departmental Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 1
Prt.: 1
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

To learn the concepts of infectious diseases and the ways of transmission, general characteristics of infectious agents, the importance of epidemic and infectious diseases that may occur in disaster-emergencies and the ways of protection.

Course Content

The concept of infectious diseases, disaster and infection, characteristics of disaster variables, learning and protection of airborne diseases, water and foodborne diseases, skinborne diseases, treatment and prevention methods, diseases transmitted by parasites, treatment and prevention methods, disinfection, sterilization applications, determination of environmental health programs in the world, environmental health programs for disasters, environmental health management in disasters

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