This unit is designed to further develop an interest in, and understanding of, medical microbiology from the introduction in Intermediate Microbiology. Through an examination of microbial structure, virulence, body defences and pathogenesis, the process of acquisition and establishment of disease is covered. The unit is divided into three themes: 1. Clinical Microbiology: host defences, infections, virulence mechanisms; 2. Public health microbiology: epidemiology, international public health, transmission, water and food borne outbreaks; 3. Emerging and re-emerging diseases: the impact of societal change with respect to triggering new diseases and causing the re-emergence of past problems, which are illustrated using case studies. The practical component is designed to enhance students' practical skills and to complement the lecture series. In these practical sessions experience will be gained handling live, potentially pathogenic microbes. Clinical tutorial sessions underpin and investigate the application of the material covered in the practical classes.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | Life and Environmental Sciences Academic Operations |
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Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites
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[6cp from (BIOL1XX7 or MBLGXXXX or GEGE2X01 or GENE2002) and 6cp from (MEDS2004 or MICR2X22 or MIMI2X02)] OR [BMED2401 and BMED2404] |
Corequisites
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None |
Prohibitions
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MICR3911 |
Assumed knowledge
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MICR2X21 or MICR2024 or MICR2X31 |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | Yes |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Dee Carter, dee.carter@sydney.edu.au |
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Laboratory supervisor(s) | Leona Campbell, leona.campbell@sydney.edu.au |
Aidan Kane, aidan.kane@sydney.edu.au | |
Lecturer(s) | Peter Reeves, peter.reeves@sydney.edu.au |
Christopher Harmer, christopher.harmer@sydney.edu.au | |
Dee Carter, dee.carter@sydney.edu.au | |
Timothy Newsome, timothy.newsome@sydney.edu.au | |
Helen Agus, helen.agus@sydney.edu.au |