Characteristics of Infectious Disease
Stages of Infectious Disease Progression
Koch's Postulates
Bacterial Pathogenesis
Introduction to Pathogenic Toxins
Exotoxins Cause Damage to the Host
Endotoxin Causes Damage to the Host
Exotoxins vs. Endotoxin Review
Introduction to Avoiding Host Defense Mechanisms
Introduction to Microbiology
Acellular Infectious Agents: Viruses, Viroids & Prions
Introduction to Viruses
Introduction to Bacteriophage Infections
Bacteriophage: Lytic Phage Infections
Bacteriophage: Lysogenic Phage Infections
Plaque Assays
Introduction to Animal Virus Infections
Animal Viruses: 1. Attachment to the Host Cell
Animal Viruses: 2. Entry & Uncoating in the Host Cell
Animal Viruses: 3. Synthesis & Replication
Animal Viruses: Reverse-Transcribing Virus Synthesis & Replication
Animal Viruses: 5. Release from Host Cell
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Viroids
Prions
Symbiotic Relationships
The Human Microbiome
Introduction to Immunity
Introduction to Innate Immunity
Introduction to First-Line Defenses
Phagoctytosis
Introduction to Inflammation
Fever
Introduction to the Complement System
Review of the Complement System
Interferon Response
Introduction to Adaptive Immunity
Antigens
Introduction to T Lymphocytes
Major Histocompatibility Complex Molecules
Activation of T Lymphocytes
Functions of T Lymphocytes
Introduction to B Lymphocytes
Antibodies
Classes of Antibodies
Introduction to Microbial Genetics