Communicable Diseases

Learning outcomes

On completion of this unit a learner should:

1 Understand the worldwide importance of communicable diseases

2 Understand three communicable diseases of worldwide importance.

P1 describe worldwide distribution patterns and importance of three named communicable diseases

P2 describe the agents of infection and methods of transmission for three named communicable diseases

P3 describe host, social and environmental  factors that affect the transmission of the three named communicable diseases 

P4 describe the possible signs and symptoms  and methods of treatment of the three named communicable diseases

P5 describe possible methods of treatment for the three named communicable diseases

P6 describe methods of control and prevention for the three named communicable diseases.

M1 explain worldwide distribution patterns of three named communicable diseases

M2 explain host, social and environmental factors that affect the transmission of the three named communicable diseases

M3 explain methods of control and prevention for the three named communicable diseases.

D1 evaluate the relative roles of host, social and environmental factors in the transmission of the three named communicable diseases

D2 evaluate the relative merits of different  methods of control/prevention for the three named communicable diseases.