Introduction to Microbiology, characterization and classification of bacteria; Morphology, Physiology, reproduction and metabolism of bacteria. Characteristics and classification of microorganisms. Identification of infective agents that causes disease in man and knowledge of disease processes in terms of personal and communal health.
Host–parasite relationship; Infection; pathogenicity and virulence; Exo- and endo-toxins. Susceptibility and resistance to infection Natural resistance; phagocytes; antibodies, natural and acquired immunity; Immunization – active and passive, anaphylaxis, hypersensitivity and allergy, control of micro-organisms, sterilization, disinfections; Chemotherapeutic agents; Antibiotics.