Introduction to Microbiology for the Health Sciences

Historical developments in medical microbiology; the scope of microbiology; methods used to study micro-organisms; cellular anatomy; metabolic functions; genetic control of cellular functions; growth and nutrition of micro-organisms; sterilization and disinfection; chemotherapeutic agents; host-micro-organism interactions; nonspecific host defence mechanisms; acquired immune responses; applications of the immune response; introduction to infectious diseases; staphlococci; streptococci; streptococcus pneumonia; neisseria; spirochetes; anaerobic bacteria; gram-positive bacilli; mycobacteria and related micro-organisms; haemophilus and bordatella; enterobacteriaceae; nonfermentative gram-negative bacilli; mycobacteria and related micro-organisms; mycoplasma and legionella; infrequently occurring pathogens; chlamydia and rickettsia; fungi; protozoa; viruses; introduction to viral diseases; adenoviruses and poxviruses; herpesviruses; hepatitus viruses; orthomyxoviruses; paramyxoviruses; picornaviruses; rhabdoviruses; AIDS; other viruses; infection control in hospitals.