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      Mastering Microbiology (Pearson) log in details File
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      Here is a set of instructions on how to create your account and access the electronic study platform by Pearson and to get to do the assignments. 

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      Here are some selected assignments (from the required assignments) that we can do together during the lectures.  These will be done in groups, there is no need to prepare. It may be that students only have the time to start on these, but it will give you an idea of how to answer. 

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      This is an outline of how the course will be done in ZOOM.  I will go through power points, then students will do selected assignments in groups (breakout rooms) (these are selected assignments for the required set), and then we will finish the session with the lecture (including a break if needed).  

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      Lecture Topic 1 Cell structure and function of microorganisms File
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      We will review the prokaryote (=bacteria) cell structure and function - those of you who do not have background in microbiology/cell biology, please read appropriate chapters in the textbook.  Here we go through a summary of Chapter 2. 

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      Lecture Topic 2 Viruses File
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      This lecture will cover viruses.  We come back also to some virus diseases later in the lectures (TOPICS 8-11) 

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      SARS - CoV-2 virus File
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      This is additional material to Topic 2, we will look at the general features and characteristics of the SARS - CoV-2 virus (the Covid 19 pandemic causative virus) 

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      Lecture Topic 3 Part 1 Human - microbe interactions (symbioses) File
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      Topic 3 is divided into 2 parts; in part 3a we will familiarize ourselves with the human microbiota. 

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      Lecture Topic 3 Part 2 Infection and pathogenicity File
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      Here we will look at colonization, infection and what makes a microbe a pathogen.  We also look at microbial toxins.  It is good to refer back to this lecture with regards to the toxins, because we will later in other lectures also come back to these virulence factors. 

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      Lecture Topic 4 Innate Immunity File
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      Here we look at Innate Immunity 

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      Lecture Topic 5 Adaptive Immunity File
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      Here we look at Adaptive Immunity 

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      SARS-CoV-2 virus and immune responses File
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      This is a short summary of some of the immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 virus 

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      Lecture Topic 6 Clinical and diagnostic microbiology and immunology File
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      Here we look at some key tools and methods used in the clinical microbiology.  We also will study resistance to antibiotics. 

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      Addition to Topic 6 Covid-19 disease treatment and vaccines File
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      This is an addition to Topic 6, and we will look at some ways in which the Covid 19 infection and be treated and some ideas about vaccine development to prevent the disease. 

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      Lecture Topic 7 Epidemiology File
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      We will cover the principles and the terminology of epidemiology, in order to understand how epidemics and pandemics can be prevented, controlled and predicted in advance

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      Lecture Topic 8 Person-to-Person bacterial and viral diseases File
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      We will look at selected examples of key infectious agents (bacteria and viruses).  here we cover (shortly, not in very strict detail) 

      1. Airborne spread pathogens (bacteria such as Streptococci, as well as diseases such as diphtheria (Corynebacterium diphtheriae)  tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis)  and viruses such as Influenza (and the Influenza pandemics) , the common cold viruses, etc.) 

      2. Direct contact spread, (bacteria such as Staphylococcus, and viruses such as the Hepatitis viruses, and Ebola virus)

      3. Sexually transmitted diseases, such as the bacterial diseases syphilis (Treponema pallidum bacterium) and Gonorrhea (Neisseria gonorrhea bacterium); and the HIV virus amongst others. 

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      Lecture Topic 9 Vectorborne and soilborne bacterial and viral diseases File
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      Vectorborne: Here we look at some selected examples of viruses, such as the Rabies virus (spread by bats); Lyme diseases (Borrelia bacterium, spread by ticks); Plague (Yersinia bacterium - spread through rodents by ticks and bites)

      Soilborne: Anthrax (Bacillus bacterium); Tetanus and Gas gangrene (Clostridium bacterium) 

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      Lecture Topic 10 Waterborne and Foodborne bacterial and viral diseases File
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      Water and Food are important ways for microbes to spread and cause diseases.  We will cover the most prominent causative microbes (such as the bacterium Salmonella, E.coli, Vibrio Cholerae) and it is important for students also to go back and look at Topic 3 Part 2 section on toxins, because that ties these two topics together.  Also some viruses, such as Norovirus are covered here.  In addition, we will review how food spoilage and food and water derived infections can be prevented eg. by food preservation and also by water treatment and microbial controls. 

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      Lecture Topic 11 Eukaryotic infections File
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      This is a very short lecture on the infections that fungi can cause.  We also look at the protozoan diseases Malaria. 

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      Examples of exam questions File
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      This is a list of key topics and questions that you can review for the exam.  

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      Exam results 23.10.2020 File
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      One corrected student number 23.10.2020 exam File
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