Target group:
The course is directed to the training of the personnel responsible for the control of the waters on board.
Description:
In this course, we shall be focusing on the third focus of the WHO 2008 guidelines. We will be reviewing, (in addition to some environmental microorganisms) some of the most important organisms reported in Western countries as potentially transmissible pathogens in water. Attention will be focused on their morphological, biochemical and functional characteristics, the symptomatology of diseases associated with them and the response to environmental factors and water treatment.