year 1 microbiology

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Bacterial Properties and Disease
Bacterial properties: explain the meaning of the following terms when describing bacterial structure and function; coccus, bacillus, rod, Gram-negative, Gram-positive, acid-fast, aerobic, anaerobic, intra-cellular, extra-cellular Bacterial gene transfer: compare the three main ways bacteria use to exchange genetic material Infectivity and virulence: explain the concepts of infectivity and virulence, and define the term infective dose Bacterial sources and routes: list the potential sources an
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Hospital-acquired infection and antibiotic resistance
Hospital acquired infections: list the reasons for the high rate of hospital acquired infection Antimicrobial mechanisms: summarise the mechanisms of action of important antimicrobials, and recognise that antimicrobial therapy provides a selection pressure for the spread of antimicrobial resistance Antimicrobial resistance: summarise the mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance, list important bacterial pathogens that are multi-drug resistant, and explain why antimicrobial resistance is associ
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Viral properties and disease
Define the nature of viruses, and summarise a generic life cycle of a virus, explaining its parasitic nature in relation to the host cell Explain the basis for the classification of viruses, and how viruses are detected, cultivated and manipulated Viral routes of infection: explain the different routes by which viruses cause infection, define the term tropism, and explain what determines the tropism of a virus Viral infection outcomes: list different outcomes of infection by viruses, acute in
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Fungal infection
Fungal properties: explain the main differences between fungi (eukaryotes) and bacteria (prokaryotes), and the consequences for treatment of fungal infections Fungal pathogens: list the various types of fungal infection, the major fungal pathogens, and explain the mechanisms by which they cause disease Antifungal drugs: compare the major classes of antifungal drugs, and explain their mechanisms of action Mycoses: define the terms superficial mycoses and deep mycoses, giving named examples of
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Vaccination
Immunisation: explain the difference between active and passive immunisation Vaccines: explain the meaning of the following types of vaccine, giving a specific example of each; live attenuated, inactivated, subunit, toxoid, conjugate List examples of bacterial and viral infections for which vaccination can be a successful strategy Explain the eradication of smallpox and similar efforts to control other viral diseases Medical microbiology: recall the basic principles of medical microbiology a
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Treatment of viral disease
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