Members of the Bacterial World
Introduction to Bacteria
Bacterial Cell Morphology & Arrangements
Introduction to Bacterial Cell Walls
Gram-Positive vs. Gram-Negative Cell Walls
Introduction to Biofilms
Introduction to Pathogenic Toxins
Endotoxin Causes Damage to the Host
Bacterial Pathogenesis
Characteristics of Infectious Disease
Stages of Infectious Disease Progression
Introduction to Epidemiology
Introduction to Chain of Infection
Reservoirs of Infection
Disease Transmission
Horizontal Disease Transmission
Colonization of Susceptible Host
Factors Influencing Epidemiology
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Syphilis