[Morbidity rates in university students].

The current higher education modernization is accompanied by the intensification of an educational process. Due to intensive mental work and a need to adapt to new educational conditions, the students belong to a group of increased risk. Morbidity rates were studied in medical students during education. The study indicated a rise in morbidity in the period 2005 to 2009, high morbidity rates in first- and second-year students, the seasonal pattern of diseases, and a preponderance of respiratory diseases and mental disorders as a ground for a sabbatical leave, which is due to the specific features of education at a medical higher educational establishment.