7. F: Method of evaluation:
Continuous assessment examinations
constitute 50% of the final grade
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8. G: Sources of information:
1. Eric, N . Communicable
diseases.
2. Banks, A.L and Hislop, J.A. A first
course in hygiene.
3. Wilkie, W. Tropical hygiene and
sanitation .
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9. G: Sources of information: cont
Microbiology For Nurses –
Edition Published – Bailliere
Tindall and Peter M.,
Communicable diseases –
Manual 2nd Edition
Medical Microbiology- Robert
C,04/21/16 9
10. INTRODUCTION TO HYGIENE:
The practice of pharmacy
profession is guided through
three principles namely
cleanliness, accuracy and
politeness.
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12. INTRODUCTION TO HYGIENE:cont
All pharmaceutical
undertakings requires as a pre
condition a clean and tidy
environment for the benefit of
the workers, patients served
and the items
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13. INTRODUCTION TO HYGIENE:cont
This can be achieved through
proper designing of these
infrastructures in which day to
day pharmaceutical activities
are carried out.
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14. AIM:
The aim of this course is to
develop student’s awareness
on the role of both personal
and general hygiene to all
pharmaceutical undertakings.
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19. OBJECTIVES:cont
List sources of water,
sources of impurities of
water and different ways of
water purification
Explain pharmaceutical
importance of water04/21/16 19
25. OBJECTIVES:cont
List the impurities of food and
identify the sources of
contamination of food
List diseases caused by faecal
contamination of food their
prevention and control
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26. OBJECTIVES:cont
Explain the epidemiological
characteristics of
communicable diseases
Describe how and when
diseases are spread
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31. OBJECTIVES:cont
State the importance of good
personal hygiene and wearing of
protective garments e.g. clothes,
shoes and gloves and the need for
work areas to have clean and tidy
benches and floor surfaces.
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35. CONTENTS:cont
Surface water, underground
water and rain water. Organic
and non-organic impurities of
water. Filtration, distillation,
reverse osmosis and ion
exchange.
Water as a vehicle, solvent04/21/16 35
43. CONTENTS:cont
Sources of infection.
Transmission of infection.
Routes of infection.
Types/role of carriers in
spreading diseases.
Viability of germs.
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45. CONTENTS:cont
Individual communicable diseases
Sexual Transmitted Infections such
as, gonorrhoea, AIDS and syphilis,
Airborne diseases such as tuberculosis,
leprosy, whooping cough, meningitis
and small pox.
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47. CONTENTS:cont
Water borne disease such as
typhoid fever, schistosomiasis.
Vector (insect) borne disease
such as malaria, plague and
sleeping sickness.
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49. CONTENTS:cont
• Definition of oral hygiene
Causes of dental carries.
Prevention and control of
dental carries
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50. CONTENTS:cont
• Personal hygiene.
Sources of infection.
Hygiene of premises.
Cleanliness in working areas
Clean and tidy benches
Clean and tidy floor surfaces04/21/16 50