Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

1. Introduction to Microbiology

2. Bacterial Cell Structure and Function

3. Microbial Genetics

4. Virology – The Study of Viruses

5. Mycology – The Study of Fungi

6. Parasitology – The Study of Parasites

7. Immunology Basics – How the Body Defends itself

8. Host-Microbe Interactions

9. Principles of Sterilization and Disinfection

10. Antimicrobial Agents – Fighting Microbial Infections

11. Clinical Microbiology Laboratory – Diagnosing Infectious Diseases

12. Epidemiology and Public Health Microbiology – Tracking and Preventing Disease

13. Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases

14. Zoonotic Diseases

Bacterial Vaginosis

Campylobacter jejuni

Chlamydia

Clostridium botulinum

Clostridium difficile

Clostridium perfringens

Clostridium tetani

Corynebacterium diphtheriae

Gonorrhea

Helicobacter Pylori

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis

Neisseria meningitidis

Pertussis

Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B Streptococcus)

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A)

Syphilis

Typhoid Fever

Vibrio Cholerae