Ateneo - UPO

The course will deal with the description of the general characteristics and clinical importance of bacteria, viruses and protozoa.

-Patrick R. Murray, Ken S. Rosenthal. “Medical Microbiology” 8th edition
-Kenneth J. Ryan, C. George Ray. “Sherris.Medical Microbiology” 7th edition
- Guido Antonelli Principi di Microbiologia Medica (III Edizione) Casa Editrice Ambrosiana
-David M. Knipe, Peter Howley. “Fields Virology” 6th edition

Building a mental model that allows understanding, having acquired the morphological, structural, biochemical and pathogenic characteristics of the viruses, the mechanisms of action underlying the pathogenesis and the identification techniques currently used in the microbiology laboratory.

The student should have knowledge of cell biology and immunology.

The course comprises 8h of frontal lessons and 4.5 h of online lessons . All the slides of each lesson will be available to the students on the DIR platform. This material is to be considered integrative of the textbook and never its substitute.

The exam is a written test, and will assess the knowledge acquired in both Medical Microorganisms I and II. The exam consists of 6 open questions .
5.5 points are assigned to each question; the written test is considered passed if the overall score is not less than 18 points. The score will be numerical and will progressively go to a maximum of 30 Laude (33 points), depending on the knowledge level of the student. During the written test it is not allowed to consult any microbiology texts.

-MYCOLOGY
General characteristics and classification of fungi. Cultivation of fungi. Fungal physiology and metabolism. Pathogenic mechanisms of fungi. Mycotoxins. Antifungal immunity. Primitive and opportunistic mycoses. Superficial, deep and systemic mycoses. Principles and methods of laboratory diagnosis of fungal diseases. Antifungal drugs and their mode of action. Yeast-like fungi, filamentous fungi (molds) and dimorphic fungi.
-PROTOZOOLOGY
General characteristics of human pathogenic protozoa. Giardia intestinalis, Trichomonas vaginalis, Trypanosomes, Leishmania, Entamoeba histolytica, Plasmodia of malaria, Toxoplasma gondii, Pneumocystis carinii.

Acquisition of in-depth knowledge in microbiology and its applications in the scientific field. Acquisition of an appropriate scientific language. Ability to use the supplied material for a critical and reasoned study.