MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

This is a general medical microbiology intended for students in the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences. The structure of the course is based on presenting the fundamental of Microbiology to include structure, morphology, essential functions, such as growth and metabolism of bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites. The students will be introduced to the pathogenesis of various infection agents. The course will cover also different topics such antibiotics classification, infectious disease transmission, principles of aseptic practice, and the role of the human body’s normal microflora, community and acquired infection, and bacterial genetics.