About This Course:
Join us for an adventure into the microbial world! A world that holds in microcosm the secrets to how life operates in the larger world.
A course you can relate to: in this course you will learn important concepts that will be essential to your future as a health professional; with a focus on “skill transfer”: helping you complete this course feeling confident that you have a solid understanding and the ability to actively apply microbiological principals in your profession.
Course Description
Microbes are essential for life. They are found in all living systems. This course provides a foundational understanding of the microbial world and how microorganisms can support or destroy the living systems in which they live, depending on conditions. The course presents the concepts via clear explanations you will understand and relate to. And, each chapter presents real-world clinical cases and “case mysteries” for you to sleuth; a fun and fulfilling part of microbiology.
Example Curriculum
- Chapter 1: Microbes Shape Our History
- Chapter 2: Basic Concepts of Infectious Disease
- Chapter 3: Observing Microbes
- Chapter 4: Living Chemistry: From Atoms to Cells
- Chapter 5: Cell Biology of Bacteria and Eukaryotes
- Chapter 6: Bacterial Growth, Nutrition and Differentiation
- Chapter 7: Bacterial Metabolism
- Chapter 8: Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
- Chapter 9: Microbial Taxonomy
- Chapter 10: Bacterial Diversity
- Chapter 11: Eukaryotic Microbes and Invertebrate Infectious Agents
- Chapter 12: Viruses
- Chapter 13: Sterilization, Disinfection and Antibiotic Therapy
- Chapter 14: Normal Human Microbiota: A Delicate Balance of Power-Use quiz for test questions
- Chapter 15: The Immune System: Inflammation and Innate Immunity
- Chapter 16: The Immune System: Adaptive Immunity
- Chapter 17: Immune Disorders, Tools and Vaccines
- Chapter 18: Microbial Pathogenesis
- Chapter 19: Infections of the Skin and Eye
- Chapter 20: Infections of the Respiratory Tract
- Chapter 21: Systemic Infections
- Chapter 22: Infections of the Digestive system
- Chapter 23: Infections of the Urinary and Reproductive Tract
- Chapter 24: Infections of the Central Nervous System
- Chapter 25: Infections of the Central Nervous System
- Chapter 26: Epidemiology: Tracking Infectious Diseases
- Chapter 27: Environmental and Food Microbiology
