Vaccines and Vaccine-preventable Diseases

Data

Official data in SubjectManager for the following academic year: 2024-2025

Course director

  • Szereday László

    associate professor,
    Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology

Number of hours/semester

lectures: 24 hours

practices: 0 hours

seminars: 0 hours

total of: 24 hours

Subject data

  • Code of subject: OAE-OVS-T
  • 2 kredit
  • General Medicine
  • Elective modul
  • spring
Prerequisites:

OAA-IMM-T finished , OAP-MO1-T finished

Course headcount limitations

min. 5 – max. 50

Topic

This optional course is aimed at discussing the topics in the field of vaccination. Emphasis will be placed on the benefits of vaccination.

Lectures

  • 1. The History and Science of Vaccination - Szereday László
  • 2. The History and Science of Vaccination - Szereday László
  • 3. Vaccine Myths and Facts - Szereday László
  • 4. Vaccine Myths and Facts - Szereday László
  • 5. Vaccine hesitancy - Szereday László
  • 6. Vaccine hesitancy - Szereday László
  • 7. Anti-vaccination Movements - Szereday László
  • 8. Anti-vaccination Movements - Szereday László
  • 9. The Wakefield study linking MMR vaccine and autism - Szereday László
  • 10. The Wakefield study linking MMR vaccine and autism - Szereday László
  • 11. HPV vaccine: the myths and facts - Szereday László
  • 12. HPV vaccine: the myths and facts - Szereday László
  • 13. Malaria and Malaria Vaccine Candidates - Szereday László
  • 14. Malaria and Malaria Vaccine Candidates - Szereday László
  • 15. The eradication of Smallpox - Szereday László
  • 16. The eradication of Smallpox - Szereday László
  • 17. How Well Does the Flu Vaccine Work? Should we get one? - Szereday László
  • 18. How Well Does the Flu Vaccine Work? Should we get one? - Szereday László
  • 19. Polio vaccine: Global Polio Eradication Initiative - Szereday László
  • 20. Polio vaccine: Global Polio Eradication Initiative - Szereday László
  • 21. The story of SARS-CoV 2003-2004 & herd immunity and vaccines regarding COVID-19 - Szereday László
  • 22. The story of SARS-CoV 2003-2004 & herd immunity and vaccines regarding COVID-19 - Szereday László
  • 23. Passive Immunization - Szereday László
  • 24. Passive Immunization - Szereday László

Practices

Seminars

Reading material

Obligatory literature

Literature developed by the Department

Notes

Recommended literature

Patrick R. Murray: Medical Microbiology, 8th edition, 2015

Conditions for acceptance of the semester

Attendance

Mid-term exams

Grading is based on attendance/missed classes and activity during lectures.

Making up for missed classes

Personal consultation

Exam topics/questions

Grading is based on attendance/missed classes and activity during lectures.

Examiners

Instructor / tutor of practices and seminars