BMS2052 Microbes in health and disease

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   Explain the importance of micro-organisms in health and disease;

2. 2

   Describe how host and pathogenic factors of micro-organisms affect the outcome of infection;

3. 3

   Describe basic mechanisms of immunity to infection and the development and use of vaccines;

4. 4

   Explain how infectious diseases are spread, tracked and controlled, and the susceptibility and resistance of microbial pathogens to antimicrobial agents;

5. 5

   Describe some examples of microbial pathogens including bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites, the diseases that they cause, their mechanisms of pathogenesis, and treatment;

6. 6

   Demonstrate knowledge of microbiological methodology and laboratory skills that are used to study and diagnose microbial pathogens.