Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

MED 406 — Infectious and Tropical Diseases

MED department course · Nigerian universities

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

• demonstrate sound theoretical knowledge of and skills in infectious and tropical diseases
• recognise and manage common infectious and immunological diseases especially in our environment
• exhibit sound clinical skills and investigate patients with utmost prioritisation
• manage and prevent the disease as may be applicable; and
• offer appropriate health education. 111

Course contents

Evaluation of the febrile patient. Epidemiology, prevention and control, aetiological agents in infectious diseases (incubation period, morphology), pathogenesis (acquisition and transmission), laboratory diagnosis, clinical presentation and management and socioeconomic relevance of infectious diseases.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study MED 406.

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