General medical microbiology
Overall Course Objectives
To obtain a basic knowledge of common infectious diseases caused by bacteria, fungi, vira and parasites allowing the student to understand pathogenic organisms, the damages they cause, and the possibilities to treat the infections. Introduction to the problematic of antimicrobial resistance, and phenotypic and genotypic resistance determination for pathogenic organisms. During the course, the student will achieve a terminology and knowledge, which qualifies the student to participate in medical microbiology related research and development.
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Learning Objectives
- Describe the connection between pathogenic microorganisms and their symptoms.
- Gain insight in how disease cases are diagnosed.
- Characterize simple infections.
- Explain the virulence factors of pathogenic microorganisms.
- Propose treatment of simple cases of infection.
- Propose preventive measures in simple cases of infection.
- Describe types of antibiotics and how they work.
- Describe ways of transmission of infections diseases.
- Develop scientific and clinical thinking relative to microbial pathogenesis using a practical approach.
- Learn and use medical microbiology terminology correctly in English.
Course Content
History of medical microbiology, epidemiology, the normal microbiota; what is an infection? mechanisms of infection. Treating infections: antimicrobial resistance, prophylaxis, antimicrobials, immunization.
The most common infectious diseases (respiratory infections, gastrointestinal, urinary tract, sexual transmitted diseases, etc.), the organisms that cause them (bacteria, fungi, virus and parasites), transmission of pathogens. Diagnostics, genome analysis, typing methods, identification of resistance determinants.
Teaching Method
Lectures, tutorial videos, production of pathogen fact sheets, solving and discussion of disease cases. The students prepare their own multiple-choice questions and a disease case as group assignments.
Faculty
Limited number of seats
Minimum: 20.
Please be aware that this course will only be held if the required minimum number of participants is met. You will be informed 8 days before the start of the course, whether the course will be held.