Physical Methods to Control Microbial Growth
Chemical Methods to Control Microbial Growth
Introduction to Antimicrobial Drugs
How Antimicrobial Drugs Work
Inhibitors of Cell Wall Synthesis: Beta-lactam & Penicillin
Inhibitors of Protein Synthesis
Disruptors of Cell Membranes
Competitive Inhibitors of Metabolic Pathways
Inhibitors of Nucleic Acid Synthesis
Antiviral Drugs
Broad vs Narrow Spectrum Drugs
Introduction to Epidemiology
Symbiotic Relationships
The Human Microbiome
Reservoirs of Infection
Bacterial Pathogenesis
Characteristics of Infectious Disease
Stages of Infectious Disease Progression
Disease Transmission
Horizontal Disease Transmission
Introduction to Immunity
Introduction to Innate Immunity
Introduction to First-Line Defenses
Physical Barriers in First-Line Defenses: Skin
Physical Barriers in First-Line Defenses: Mucous Membrane
First-Line Defenses: Chemical Barriers
First-Line Defenses: Normal Microbiota
Introduction to Cells of the Immune System
Cells of the Immune System: Granulocytes
Cells of the Immune System: Agranulocytes
Phagoctytosis
Natural Killer Cells
Pattern Recognition Receptors (PRRs)
Interferon Response
Introduction to the Complement System
Activation Pathways of the Complement System
Review of the Complement System
Introduction to Inflammation
Steps of the Inflammatory Response
Fever
Introduction to Adaptive Immunity
Antigens
Major Histocompatibility Complex Molecules
Introduction to T Lymphocytes
Review of Cytotoxic vs Helper T Cells
Introduction to B Lymphocytes
Antibodies
Classes of Antibodies
Outcomes of Antibody Binding to Antigen