Learning Outcomes for Study Session 2

When you have studied this session, you should be able to:

2.1  Define and use correctly all of the key words printed in bold. (SAQs 2.1, 2.2 and 2.4)

2.2  Identify the two main ways of classifying communicable diseases, and illustrate their usefulness. (SAQs 2.1 and 2.2)

2.3  Describe and give examples of prevention and control measures targeting the reservoir of infection. (SAQs 2.3 and 2.4)

2.4  Describe and give examples of prevention and control measures targeting the mode of transmission of communicable diseases. (SAQs 2.3 and 2.4)

2.5  Describe and give examples of prevention and control measures that protect the susceptible host from communicable diseases. (SAQs 2.3 and 2.4)

2.6  Describe the basic processes involved in community diagnosis and give examples of how you would apply these methods. (SAQ 2.5)