This discipline is intended for future psysicians. One of the most important sections of preventive medicine is general hygiene. Her primary task is to investigate how external factors affect modern people. The responsibilities of medical workers working in this area include: study of general health; measures to improve public health indicators; disease risk reduction; health education, especially during dangerous epidemiological situations; creating conditions conducive to improving the quality of life. 

Epidemiology is also very important science of preventive medicine. At this course students will learn the basics of epidemiology; how and what for can desinfection, pest-control, deratization be provided; how to conduct immunization; also future doctors will be able to develop preventive and anti-epidemic measures against majority of infectious diseases. 

So, both general hygiene and epidemiology, will help to provide good health of population and save lives.