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Communicable diseases
BNS 325: Communicable Diseases
A comprehensive study of the classification, epidemiology, and control of communicable diseases based on their modes of transmission.
Course Content
Explore the detailed topics covered in Communicable Diseases.
Introductory Concepts to Communicable Diseases
Elements of Communicable DiseasesNotes coming soon
Communicable Disease TheoryNotes coming soon
Principles & Methods of ControlNotes coming soon
Classification by Transmission Route
Water Washed DiseasesNotes coming soon
Faecal Oral DiseasesNotes coming soon
Food Borne DiseasesNotes coming soon
Soil & Water Contact DiseasesNotes coming soon
Skin Infections (Viral/Bacterial)Notes coming soon
Airborne DiseasesNotes coming soon
Diseases Transmitted via Body FluidsNotes coming soon
Insect Borne DiseasesNotes coming soon
ZoonosesNotes coming soon
Specific Diseases of Note
Helminths (Nematodes, Trematodes, Cestodes)Notes coming soon
Arthropod EctoparasitesNotes coming soon
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)Notes coming soon
HIV/AIDSNotes coming soon
Key References
A selection of key texts and resources cited in this course unit.
- Ukoli FMA. (1992). Prevention and Control of Parasitic diseases in tropical Africa: Ibadan.
- Anderson, E. T. & McFarlance, J. (2004). Community as Partner: Philadelphia: Lippincott
- Edelman C.L & Mandle C. L. (2002). Health Promotion through out the lifespan; Mosby
- Stanhope, M. & Lancaster, J. (2004). Community and Public Health Nursing: Mosby
- Heymann, D. L. (Ed.). (2014). Control of communicable diseases manual (20th ed.). American Public Health Association.
