Importance of Microorganisms
Introduction to Viruses
Introduction to Pathogenic Toxins
Exotoxins Cause Damage to the Host
Endotoxin Causes Damage to the Host
Stages of Infectious Disease Progression
Pili
Introduction to Avoiding Host Defense Mechanisms
1) Hide Within Host Cells
2) Avoiding Phagocytosis
3) Surviving Inside Phagocytic Cells
Introduction to Epidemiology
Bacterial Pathogenesis
Healthcare-Associated Infections
Introduction to Chain of Infection
Reservoirs of Infection
Disease Transmission