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Microbe-Host Interactions, Immunity, Microbial Control, and Epidemiology

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Symbiotic Relationships

  • Symbiotic Relationships
    05:59

The Human Microbiome

  • The Human Microbiome
    03:25
  • Microbiome Promotes Immune Tolerance
    05:48
  • Microbiome Makes Nutrients & Aids in Host Digestion
    03:26

Biofilms

  • Quorum Sensing
    04:13
  • Steps of Biofilm Development
    04:32
  • Biofilms
    03:14

The Glycocalyx: Capsules & Slime Layers

  • The Glycocalyx: Capsules & Slime Layers
    02:26
  • Capsules vs. Slime Layers
    01:53

Fimbriae & Hami

  • Fimbriae & Hami
    01:52
  • Hami
    01:51

Introduction to Innate Immunity

  • Introduction to Innate Immunity
    02:30
  • Map of Lesson on Innate Immunity
    06:42

Introduction to Adaptive Immunity

  • Overview of Adaptive Immunity
    04:57
  • Primary vs. Secondary Lymphoid Organs
    04:58
  • Introduction to Adaptive Immunity
    05:47

Antibodies

  • Antibody Structure
    05:40
  • Antibody Diversity
    02:34
  • Antibodies
    00:48

Introduction to Vaccines

  • History of Vaccines
    04:19
  • 2 Types of Vaccines
    02:03

Introduction to Controlling Microbial Growth

  • Terminology of Microbial Growth Control
    07:36
  • Hierarchy of Microbial Growth Control Terminology
    03:09
  • Situations Warranting Different Levels of Microbial Growth Control
    05:58

Physical Methods to Control Microbial Growth

  • Dry Heat
    02:58
  • Irradiation
    06:18
  • Filtration
    04:29

Introduction to Antimicrobial Drugs

  • Guided course
    History of Antimicrobial Drugs
    05:33

How Antimicrobial Drugs Work

  • Guided course
    Selective Toxicity
    05:27
  • Guided course
    How Antimicrobial Drugs Work Example 1
    03:28

Broad vs Narrow Spectrum Drugs

  • Guided course
    Broad vs Narrow Spectrum
    04:05

Antimicrobial Resistance

  • Guided course
    Types of Resistance Mechanisms
    05:04
  • Guided course
    Spread of Antibiotic Resistance
    04:45
  • Guided course
    Antibiotic Resistance
    03:45

Introduction to Epidemiology

  • Introduction to Epidemiology Example 1
    01:48
  • Introduction to Epidemiology Example 2
    05:15
  • Mortality & Case-Fatality Rates
    02:28

Reservoirs of Infection

  • Human Reservoirs: Carriers of Disease
    03:12
  • Reservoirs of Infection
    00:51
  • Non-Human Reservoirs
    02:36

Disease Transmission

  • Disease Transmission
    01:24
  • Vertical vs. Horizontal Disease Transmission
    02:32

Horizontal Disease Transmission

  • Horizontal Disease Transmission Example 1
    01:53
  • Zoonoses vs. Vector-Borne Transmission
    03:52
  • Indirect Transmission
    04:42

Healthcare-Associated Infections

  • Risk Factors Contributing to HAIs
    02:45
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
    01:33
  • Preventing HAIs
    01:59