UCL - Hygiene in tropical countries

[MED2180]

[15h] 2 credits

Teacher(s): Myriam Malengreau

Language: French

Level: Second

Aims
Main themes
Content and teaching methods
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Aims

Ability to inform travellers on specific hazards and risks in tropical countries, and on preventive and prophylactic measures.

Main themes

Hazards related to
- contacts with water and soils
- contacts with insects and arachnids
- ingestion of food and drank
- contacts with animals
- human beings (transmissible diseases, violence, )
- the physical environment

Content and teaching methods

Self-teaching distance learning on internet : slides, notes, links, quiz, case studies can be found on http://www.icampus.ucl.ac.be/MD2130
The 7 x 2h lectures allow the teacher to illustrate, comment and clarify matters. Some films are projected as a complement to the self-teaching on internet.

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Prerequisites : This course is open to all students with a minimum of biological knowledges and medical vocabulary. Focused on prevention and prophylaxis, it is complementary to the clinical course on " tropical diseases " but does not require specific medical knowledge.

Evaluation : MCQ

Support : self-teaching course on internet ; notes can be printed from it