Syllabus

Course Code: HS203-A    Course Name: Hygiene

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
1 1. Infectious Diseases- Causes, Symptoms, Mode of Spread, Treatment and Prevention.
2. Diseases spread through Water and Food- Cholera, Diarrhòea, Hepatitis, and Tuberculosis.
3. Diseases spread by insects- Malaria, Dengue.
4. Diseases caused by viruses- Polio, measles, chicken pox, cold.
5. Diseases spread by contact and soil - Leprosy, Tetanus.
6. Immune Disorders- AIDS.
2 1. Personal Hygiene
 Physical Health- Regular Habits in daily living, eating and eliminating, cleanliness of body and different organs.
 Mental Health- meaning, types and management of stress, rest and sleep.
2. Institutional Hygiene
3. Public health organizations- WHO, ICMR and National Health Programmes (Malaria Eradication, Leprosy and Tuberculosis, Pulse Polio).
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