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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.

  1. Ukoli FMA. (1992). Prevention and Control of Parasitic diseases in tropical Africa: Ibadan.
  2. Anderson, E. T. & McFarlance, J. (2004). Community as Partner: Philadelphia: Lippincott
  3. Edelman C.L & Mandle C. L. (2002). Health Promotion through out the lifespan; Mosby
  4. Stanhope, M. & Lancaster, J. (2004). Community and Public Health Nursing: Mosby
  5. Heymann, D. L. (Ed.). (2014). Control of communicable diseases manual (20th ed.). American Public Health Association.
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