Priority directions of anti-epidemic measures on railway transport

The article highlights the measures of prevention and control of infectious diseases in railway transport. Infectious diseases are currently account for at least 50-60% of all human pathology. Among the causes of death, they still rank 3rd in Europe and 4th in the United States (after cardiovascular and cancer diseases).The RUT MIIT medical College implements a program for training middle-level specialists in the specialty «Medical care» for further work in medical institutions of transport, including at Russian Railways facilities. In addition to occupational diseases in railway workers, College students are study the basics of epidemiology and infectious diseases.The paper describes the principles of prevention of infectious diseases in railway transport, as well as anti-epidemic measures for detecting the disease. The descriptive nature of the work suggests using it as a textbook for students of medical colleges and universities.