Medical Bacteriology

(Pre-requisites: MCB 102 & either MCB 201 or MCB 202)

Introduction to Bacteriology. Host-parasite relationships. Mechanisms of bacterial pathogenicity and virulence factors of pathogenic bacteria. Measurement of virulence. Normal flora of human tissues and organ systems and their roles in health and disease. Sources and vectors of infection. Pathogenesis, epidemiology, treatment, prevention and control of diseases of different body systems – urinary tract infections, respiratory tract infections, diarrhoeal diseases, sexually transmitted infections. Bacterial resistance to antibiotics.

MCB 342: Medical Mycology