Microbiology with Virology and Pathology

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved

Course Description Version:1.00

Study Course Accepted:14.07.2021 09:07:05

Study Course Information
Course Code:		LF_404		LQF level:		Level 5
Credit Points:		2.00		ECTS:		3.00
Branch of Science:		Clinical Medicine; Health Care		Target Audience:		Nursing Science; Medicine
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:		Gunta Bēta
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:		RSU Liepāja Branch
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:		Liepāja, Riņķu Street 24/26, lfrsu[pnkts]lv, +371 63442118, +371 63442119, +371 63484632
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		6	Lecture Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		12
Classes (count)		10	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		20
Total Contact Hours								32
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Biology, chemistry, human anatomy and physiology in the scope of the secondary education program are required to start the study course.
Objective:
To provide knowledge about the role of microorganisms and viruses in the etiology of infectious diseases, their spread in the environment, their role in patient care, contamination of instruments and equipment, the origin of healthcare associated infections, their control and prevention measures.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Introduction to microbiology. The concept, history and epidemiology of microbiology			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
2	Normal microflora of the human body. Pathogenicity of microorganisms in normal flora			Classes		1.00	auditorium
3	Importance of bacterial culture. Isolation and identification of pure cultures. Media, their types, inoculation technique. Methods for the determination of the human body and the environment microbiota			Classes		1.00	auditorium
4	Micropreparation and microscopy equipment. Simple and complex painting methods. Properties of atypical bacteria, fungal and viral morphology			Classes		1.00	auditorium
5	Structure and physiology of microorganisms			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
6	Micropreparation preparation and microscopy equipment. Simple and complex painting methods. Properties of atypical bacteria, fungal and viral morphology			Classes		1.00	auditorium
7	Effects of external environmental factors on microorganisms			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
8	Control of the spread of microorganisms. Disinfection and sterilization. Antibiotic and antimicrobial resistance			Classes		1.00	auditorium
9	Immunity, antibodies and immune response			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
10	Colloquium I. Morphology and distribution of microorganisms. Immunity, allergy			Classes		1.00	auditorium
11	Clinically significant infectious agents			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
12	Principles of microbiological diagnosis of infections caused by pathogenic trees, intestinal bacteria, tuberculosis, syphilis, chlamydia			Classes		1.00	auditorium
13	Principles of virological diagnosis of respiratory viruses (influenza virus, herpes virus (HSV1, HSV2, HHV-3)), hepatitis, and human immune deficiency viruses			Classes		1.00	auditorium
14	Parasitic protozoa, roundworms, tapeworms, their role in the development of invasive diseases and control of their spread. Insects and arachnids – fleas, lice, ticks, their role in the transmission of parasitic diseases			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
15	Colloquium II – Infections – major pathogens, routes of transmission and diagnosis			Classes		1.00	auditorium
16	Mycosis, dermatomycosis, candidiasis. The concept of hospital-acquired infection, routes of transmission, prevention			Classes		1.00	auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Students prepare the indicated theoretical questions for each practical lesson. Works independently with a microscope, analyzes microscopic preparations, inoculates material into media.
Assessment Criteria:
Summative assessment: At the end of the study course a written exam (50%), which includes the theoretical content of the semester + 50% colloquium result. A 10-point system is used for the assessment of students' knowledge and skills, using the results of the colloquia of assessment systems described in the RSU Study Regulations I and a written examination for assessment.
Final Examination (Full-Time):		Exam (Written)
Final Examination (Part-Time):
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:		Students know about the structure and properties of bacteria, fungi, parasitic protozoa, worms, ectoparasites and viruses, their role in the origin and transmission of infectious and parasitic diseases, recognize the regularities of non-specific and specific defense mechanisms, understand the principles of infectious and parasitic disease control.
Skills:		Students can properly pick up infectious and parasitic agent-containing material, store and transport it to the laboratory for microbiological, virological or parasitic examination, prepare, microscopy and analyze native and stained micropreparations of various materials, inoculate infectious material in media and apply disinfection and stroke proliferation control.
Competencies:		Understands the importance of microbiology in health care. Able to purposefully use methods of control of the spread of microorganisms, parasites and viruses, to explain to patients the origin, transmission, need for investigation and control measures of infectious and parasitic diseases.
Bibliography
No.	Reference
Required Reading
1	Aija Žilēviča, Ivars Mazānis. Medicīnas mikrobioloģija. LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, 2014.
2	L.Zinčenko, A.Krūmiņa. Medicīniskā helmintoloģija. Rīga, Vītola izdevniecība, 2010. (akceptējams izdevums)
3	Abbas, Abul K. Cellular and Molecular Immunology. 2022, 10th ed.
4	Jawetz, Melnick, & Adelberg's Medical Microbiology, 2019
Additional Reading
1	P.R.Murrey, K.S.Rosenthal, M.A.Pfaller. Medical Microbiology. Elsevier Mosbey. 9th Edition, 2021.
2	W.Levinson. Review of Medical Microbiology and Immunology. Mc Graw – Hill Medical. 2022.
3	Metodiskās rekomendācijas praktiskajām nodarbībām vispārējā mikrobioloģijā. Rīga, RSU, 2015.