Hygiene: a guide for health science students

Hygiene is a comprehensive textbook developed under the guidelines of federal educational standards and aсademic curriculum for specialty 31.05.01 (060101) «General Medicine».

The guide provides future medical practitioners with basic knowledge on a range of health sciences topics. Students will learn to assess intercourse between natural environment and a man, to carry out preventive measure in the optimization of environment and epidemiological situation. The sources of Hygiene fully corresponds to the latest theoretical and practical achievements in hygiene and sanitation. Hygiene discusses the following topics: hygienic requirement to air and water supply, occupational hygiene, hygienic norms and standards in the hospitals. The guide provides science basics as well as research investigations’ design and outlines for hygienic and sanitary decisions.

The authors relied on official documents (Federal Standards, rules and guidelines) which were in effect at the moment of the textbook development.