Medicine · Year 3 · MU Plovdiv
Hygiene and Ecology
The full MU Plovdiv syllabus for Hygiene and Ecology, Medicine, Year 3: 120 topics, 76 topics with a free study note (2 hours of reading), and 1,160 flashcards. Updated 10 November 2026.
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Theoretical part 90 topics
- 1. Hygiene as a main prophylactic medical science – subject, aim, tasks, branches, methods.1. Hygiene and Ecology – subject, goals, tasks, methodology, and methods. Applied ecology and environmental protection.2 min · 15 cards
- 2. Atmosphere – importance and structure. Air composition.2. Structure and composition of the atmosphere. Air pollution. Self-purification.5 min · 14 cards
- 3. Air pollutants (classification, sources) and their health effects. Winter and summer smog – characteristic and health importance. Prevention of air pollution.2. Structure and composition of the atmosphere. Air pollution. Self-purification.5 min · 14 cards
- 4. Hygiene characteristic of physical factors of the atmosphere.3. Physical factors of the atmosphere and their combined effects on the human body. Thermoregulation and prevention of thermal discomfort.1 min · 12 cards
- 5. Climate and weather. Diseases dependent on meteorological factors. Acclimatization.4. Impact of the weather and climate on public health. Acclimatization. Climate prevention and climatotherapy.2 min · 13 cards
- 6. Importance of water as a major element of the biosphere. Waterborne diseases.7. Water – hygienic, health, and ecological significance. Hygienic requirements for the quality of drinking water.2 min · 15 cards
- 7. Hygiene requirements to drinking water quality.7. Water – hygienic, health, and ecological significance. Hygienic requirements for the quality of drinking water.2 min · 15 cards
- 8. Hygiene requirements to water distribution – water supply sources and systems of water distribution. Drinking water safeguard zones.6. Water supply in settlements. Hygienic characteristics of water sources and supply systems. Sanitary and hygienic protection of water sources.3 min · 16 cards
- 9. Water purification and disinfection.8. Hygienic evaluation of water purification and disinfection methods. Water pollution and selfpurification.3 min · 16 cards
- 10. Hygiene of soil. Soil structure, physical characteristic, and chemical content. Microorganisms and protozoa in the soil. Soil pollution and health effects. Waste management.9. Hygienic significance of the mechanical structure, physical properties and chemical composition of soil for public health. Pollution, self-purification, and sanitary and hygienic protection of soils.3 min · 16 cards
- 11. Hygiene characteristics of living conditions in the areas. Hygiene requirements to the planning and building in the areas. Urban greening and public health. Noise in urban areas – definition, sources, health effects, prevention, and control. Urbanization.11. Hygienic requirements for urban planning, construction and landscaping of settlements. Prevention of chemical, dust, and noise pollution.2 min · 15 cards
- 12. Hygiene characteristics of the housing conditions. Health effects related to hygiene conditions of the houses.12. Household hygiene. Factors of the residential environment.1 min · 13 cards
- 13. Hospital hygiene. General hygiene requirements for healthcare facilities. Medical wastes management.14. Healthcare facilities. Basic hygienic requirements for their planning and layout. Prevention of hospital-acquired infections.1 min · 13 cards
- 14. Nosocomial (hospital-acquired) infections – epidemiology, prevention.15. Hygienic standards and requirements for specialized healthcare institutions. Nosocomial infections.2 min · 15 cards
- 15. Hygiene requirements to hospitals (clinics) with high epidemiological risk – infectious diseases hospitals (clinics) and those for treatment of tuberculosis.Being written
- 16. Hygiene requirements to hospitals (clinics) with high epidemiological risk – children’s hospitals (clinics), psychiatric hospitals.Being written
- 17. Hygiene requirements to hospitals (clinics) with high epidemiological risk – operating theatre (room), hospitals (clinics) for delivery and gynaecological diseases.Being written
- 18. Healthy lifestyle. Conditioning and physical activity as the elements of the healthy lifestyle.17. Hygienic foundations of a healthy lifestyle. Prevention of conditions and diseases caused by abuse of alcohol, medications, smoking and other harmful habits.2 min · 15 cards
- 19. Personal hygiene. Hygiene characteristics of washing means. Hygiene characteristics of dress materials and shoes.Being written
- 20. Ionizing radiation – basic terminology, dose unites.19. Basic concepts, quantities and units in radiation protection. Sources of human exposure.3 min · 15 cards
- 21. Sources of ionizing radiation. Occupational and medical exposure.19. Basic concepts, quantities and units in radiation protection. Sources of human exposure.3 min · 15 cards
- 22. Biological effects of ionizing radiation.20. Biological effects of ionizing radiation. Hygienic problems related to the use of radioactive substances and sources of ionizing radiation in various industries.3 min · 16 cards
- 23. Risk and control of ionizing radiation (ionizing radiation monitoring). Main principles of protection.21. Principles of protection from external and internal exposure to ionizing radiation. Radiological protection of the population and personnel during medical procedures.2 min · 13 cards
- 24. Hygiene of nutrition. Proteins – physiological importance, sources and needs.23. Role and importance of proteins, fats and carbohydrates in human nutrition. Dietary fibers.3 min · 12 cards
- 25. Fats – physiological importance, sources and needs.23. Role and importance of proteins, fats and carbohydrates in human nutrition. Dietary fibers.3 min · 12 cards
- 26. Carbohydrates – physiological importance, sources and needs. Dietary fibre.23. Role and importance of proteins, fats and carbohydrates in human nutrition. Dietary fibers.3 min · 12 cards
- 27. Vitamins – physiological importance, sources and needs.24. Role and importance of vitamins, minerals and microelements in human nutrition.2 min · 11 cards
- 28. Minerals – physiological importance, sources and needs.24. Role and importance of vitamins, minerals and microelements in human nutrition.2 min · 11 cards
- 29. Hygiene importance of milk and dairy products, eggs.27. Hygienic significance of milk, dairy products and eggs.2 min · 14 cards
- 30. Hygiene importance of meat, fish and their products.28. Importance of meat, fish and their products. Dietary fats. Assessment and hygienic requirements.4 min · 16 cards
- 31. Foods of vegetable origin – cereals, wheat, pulses (legumes) and nuts.29. Fruits, vegetables, legumes, and nuts. Their importance in human nutrition. Confectionery products. · 30. Biological and hygienic characteristics of cereal foods and grain-based products.3 min · 29 cards
- 32. Foods of vegetable origin – vegetables and fruit.29. Fruits, vegetables, legumes, and nuts. Their importance in human nutrition. Confectionery products.2 min · 14 cards
- 33. Sugar, sugar products and honey. Fats and oils. Alcohol. Beverages.Being written
- 34. Genetically modified foods.32. Functional foods and beverages and additives (E-numbers). Genetically modified foods.1 min · 16 cards
- 35. Food processing and preservation.31. Culinary processing and preservation of food products.2 min · 15 cards
- 36. Healthy nutrition. Enteral and parenteral nutrition.38. Basic principles of therapeutic nutrition. Enteral and parenteral nutrition.1 min · 15 cards
- 37. Principles of diet therapy.38. Basic principles of therapeutic nutrition. Enteral and parenteral nutrition.1 min · 15 cards
- 38. Alternative nutrition.2 min · 15 cards
- 39. Nutrition of pregnant and lactating women.33. Nutrition during pregnancy and breastfeeding.1 min · 14 cards
- 40. Nutrition of children.34. Nutrition of children and students.1 min · 16 cards
- 41. Nutrition of schoolchildren.34. Nutrition of children and students.1 min · 16 cards
- 42. Nutrition of people engaged in mental work.35. Nutrition of people engaged in mental work. Nutrition under stress.1 min · 13 cards
- 43. Nutrition in sportsmen.37. Nutrition for athletes.1 min · 16 cards
- 44. Nutrition in case of occupational hazards. Nutrition in case of stress.Being written
- 45. Nutrition in elderly.36. Nutrition of elderly people (geriatric dietetics). Nutrition and osteoporosis.1 min · 15 cards
- 46. Foodborne diseases resulting from biological food contamination. Prevention.41. Diseases from biologically contaminated foods. Foodborne toxicoinfections and intoxications. Mycotoxicoses.1 min · 16 cards
- 47. Foodborne diseases resulting from chemical food contamination. Prevention.42. Diseases from chemically contaminated foods. Harmful impurities in food products.1 min · 16 cards
- 48. Non-microbial food poisoning. Prevention.43. Non-microbial foodborne illnesses from plant and animal products. Diseases resulting from food hypersensitivity (food allergies). Food-drug interactions.1 min · 16 cards
- 49. Diseases resulting from food hypersensitivity (“food allergy”). Drug-nutrient interactions.Being written
- 50. Diseases resulting from irregular nutrition.44. Diseases caused by malnutrition. Eating disorders.1 min · 16 cards
- 51. Dietary prevention of obesity.46. The role of nutrition in obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.1 min · 16 cards
- 52. Dietary prevention of cardiovascular diseases.46. The role of nutrition in obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.1 min · 16 cards
- 53. Dietary prevention of cancer.48. Nutrition and cancer.1 min · 16 cards
- 54. Dietary prevention of diabetes.46. The role of nutrition in obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.1 min · 16 cards
- 55. Dietary prevention of gout.Being written
- 56. Dietary prevention of osteoporosis.Being written
- 57. Occupational hygiene (medicine) – subject, aim, tasks. Work activity forms. Occupational hazards.49. Subject and tasks of the occupational health service. Occupational health and safety (OHS). Risk factors in the workplace. Classification of modern forms of labor.1 min · 16 cards
- 58. Physiology of work. Changes in the body during work.Being written
- 59. Work capacity, fatigue and exhaustion.52. Work capacity. Fatigue and overfatigue. Prevention.1 min · 16 cards
- 60. Ergonomics – basic principles. Ergonomics in the use of video display.51. Ergonomic requirements for the workplace and work furniture – basic principles. · 58. Occupational hygiene in the work with video display terminals.2 min · 27 cards
- 61. Physical hazards in the workplace – industrial microclimate.55. Impact of adverse physical factors on the human body in the workplace (microclimate, atmospheric pressure, etc.). Prevention.1 min · 16 cards
- 62. Physical hazards in the workplace – atmospheric pressure.55. Impact of adverse physical factors on the human body in the workplace (microclimate, atmospheric pressure, etc.). Prevention.1 min · 16 cards
- 63. Physical hazards in the workplace – noise.56. Noise, ultrasound and infrasound in production, industrial vibrations – hygienic characteristics, biological effects, prevention.1 min · 15 cards
- 64. Physical hazards in the workplace – occupational vibrations.56. Noise, ultrasound and infrasound in production, industrial vibrations – hygienic characteristics, biological effects, prevention.1 min · 15 cards
- 65. Physical hazards in the workplace – ultrasound and infrasound56. Noise, ultrasound and infrasound in production, industrial vibrations – hygienic characteristics, biological effects, prevention.1 min · 15 cards
- 66. Non-ionizing radiation in the workplace – ultraviolet radiation, infrared radiation,57. Ultraviolet and infrared radiation, lasers in medicine. Hygienic characteristics, biological effects and prevention of their harmful impact.1 min · 16 cards
- 67. Non-ionizing radiation in the workplace – radiofrequency radiationBeing written
- 68. Non-ionizing radiation in the workplace – extremely low frequency radiation and static fields.Being written
- 69. Non-ionizing radiation in the workplace – lasers.57. Ultraviolet and infrared radiation, lasers in medicine. Hygienic characteristics, biological effects and prevention of their harmful impact.1 min · 16 cards
- 70. Dust and particulate – classification, composition, health effects and risk. Occupational prevention.59. Dust aerosols.1 min · 15 cards
- 71. Chemical hazards in the workplace – classification, toxic effects of hazardous substances. Toxicology – toxicokinetics and toxicodynamics. Hazards, risks and risk assessment. Prevention of occupational diseases and poisoning.60. Chemical factors in production and fundamentals of occupational toxicology. Prevention of occupational poisonings.1 min · 16 cards
- 72. Chemical hazards in the workplace – heavy metals. Occupational health risk. Prevention.Being written
- 73. Chemical hazards in the workplace – toxic gases. Occupational health risk. Prevention.Being written
- 74. Chemical hazards in the workplace – organic solvents. Occupational health risk. Prevention.Being written
- 75. Chemical hazards in the workplace – pesticides. Occupational health risk. Prevention.Being written
- 76. Occupational medicine issues in Healthcare.69. Occupational health issues in healthcare.1 min · 14 cards
- 77. Occupational medicine issues in Chemical industry.67. Occupational health issues in the chemical industry.1 min · 13 cards
- 78. Occupational medicine issues in Textile industry.68. Occupational health issues in the textile industry.1 min · 13 cards
- 79. Occupational medicine issues in Mechanical engineering.66. Occupational health issues in mechanical engineering.1 min · 13 cards
- 80. Occupational medicine issues in Metallurgy.65. Occupational hygiene in the metallurgical industry.1 min · 14 cards
- 81. Occupational medicine issues in Agriculture.63. Occupational health issues in modern agricultural labor. Working conditions of machine operators and livestock workers. Occupational hygiene in the use of fertilizers and pesticides.1 min · 14 cards
- 82. Childhood and adolescent hygiene. Growth and developmental age periods. Characteristics of morbidity among children and adolescents.71. Tasks and issues of the hygiene of children and adolescents. · 76. Structure of morbidity in adolescents. Methods for monitoring and assessing the health status of children and adolescents.2 min · 29 cards
- 83. Age, morphological and physiological peculiarities among children and adolescents.72. Anatomical and physiological characteristics of the child and adolescent organism. Patterns in the dynamics of the key morphological indicators.1 min · 14 cards
- 84. Calendar (chronological) age. Biological age. Acceleration.73. Problems of acceleration and biological maturity and their importance for the medical and preventive activities in educational institutions.1 min · 13 cards
- 85. Physiological bases of school education.74. Hygienic and physiological foundations of educational work in kindergartens and schools.1 min · 16 cards
- 86. Hygiene requirements to daily regimen of children and adolescents. Prevention of school fatigue and exhaustion.75. Daily routine of the student – hygienic principles. Role of the medical specialist for their implementation. Prevention of school-related fatigue.1 min · 16 cards
- 87. Physiological bases of physical education. Medical control on physical education.77. Hygienic principles of physical education, sports and conditioning of adolescents – significance and basic principles. Medical monitoring of physical education, sports and conditioning – main directions.1 min · 16 cards
- 88. Hygiene requirements for vocational training.Being written
- 89. Hygiene requirements to Crèches and Kindergartens.78. Hygienic requirements for the planning, structure, and furnishing of nurseries, kindergartens, and schools. Hygienic issues of sanitary-technical infrastructure and hygienic requirements for equipment.1 min · 15 cards
- 90. Hygiene requirements to Schools.78. Hygienic requirements for the planning, structure, and furnishing of nurseries, kindergartens, and schools. Hygienic issues of sanitary-technical infrastructure and hygienic requirements for equipment.1 min · 15 cards
Practical part 30 topics
- 91. State health control – organization, structure, public health protection activities. Regional health inspection (RHI).Being written
- 92. Methods for hygienic investigation and evaluation of main physical factors of the air – air temperature and air humidity.Being written
- 93. Methods for hygienic investigation and evaluation of main physical factors of the air – air velocity and IR radiation.Being written
- 94. Subjective methods for complex microclimate evaluation.Being written
- 95. Objective methods for complex microclimate evaluation –– physical, physiological, and integral methods.Being written
- 96. Air pollutants. Air sampling for gases and vapors. Monitoring of air pollution.Being written
- 97. Determination of CO and CO2, SO2 and NO2 in air samples.Being written
- 98. Determination of lead aerosols and dust in air samples.Being written
- 99. Methods for hygienic investigation of water supplies and drinking water. Water sampling for chemical and microbiological analysis. Monitoring of drinking water.Being written
- 100. Organoleptic (aesthetic) and physical analysis of drinking water.Being written
- 101. Chemical analysis of drinking water – pH-range, oxidizability, chloride, sulfate.Being written
- 102. Chemical analysis of drinking water – ammonia, nitrite, nitrate.Being written
- 103. Microbiological analysis of drinking water.Being written
- 104. Purification of drinking water – experimental coagulation. Disinfection of drinking water – chlorination, principles, methods for determination the residual chlorine in drinking water. Disinfection of water on a small scale.8. Hygienic evaluation of water purification and disinfection methods. Water pollution and selfpurification.3 min · 16 cards
- 105. Hygienic evaluation of heating, illumination and ventilation in housing, public including hospital buildings.Being written
- 106. Main principles of protection of external exposure and closed devices, and open sources of radiation. Decontamination (deactivation).21. Principles of protection from external and internal exposure to ionizing radiation. Radiological protection of the population and personnel during medical procedures.2 min · 13 cards
- 107. Assessment of personal nutrition. Methods for determination of daily energy expenditure, personal nutritional requirements, and normal body weight.26. Energy expenditure and caloric value of food.1 min · 16 cards
- 108. Dietary assessment methods.Being written
- 109. Nutritional status – main indices and methods for assessment.Being written
- 110. Food health control – indicators, stages.Being written
- 111. Hygiene evaluation of meat. Taking of the meat samples. Laboratory tests.Being written
- 112. Hygiene evaluation of milk. Taking of the milk samples. Laboratory tests.Being written
- 113. Hygiene evaluation of baby foods and canned foods.Being written
- 114. Foodborne diseases – control and preventive measures. Duties of medical specialist in the case of foodborne disease outbreak.Being written
- 115. Hygiene requirements to catering establishments.Being written
- 116. Neurocognitive approaches to the assessment of work capacity and fatigue – investigation of the nervous system and analyzers.Being written
- 117. Hygiene-toxicological evaluation of chemicals. Principles of hygiene norms of chemical substances. Main criteria for assessment.Being written
- 118. Health control in the use of pesticides. Duties of medical specialist in the use of pesticides. Tests for the effects of organophosphorous and carbamate pesticide exposure.Being written
- 119. Hygiene assessment and measurement of noise and occupational vibrations.Being written
- 120. Methods for control and evaluation of child and adolescents’ growth and development – anthropometry and somatoskopiya.Being written
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