Course Outline - MBI 640

640
Infectious Disease Microbiology for Teachers

Course Syllabus

Lecture Schedule - 2011

July 5

Introduction and Overview (1-3, 5-17)

Microorganisms: Comparison of Eukaryotes, Prokaryotes and Viruses (117-129); Bacteria (86-106, 192-197, 199-202); Viruses (149, 166, 172-174); Fungi (130-135); Protozoa (136-142, 181); Helminths (143-145)

Infectious Disease Principles (6-7, 16-17)

Virulence Factors (141t, 379-405)

Epidemiology Principles (405-413)

Innate Host Defense: Resistance (414-441)

July 6

Innate Host Defense: Resistance (414-441)

Adaptive Host Defense: Immunity (442-277); Vaccination (464-473)

Disorders in Immunity: (478-510)

Disease Control Strategies: Disinfection (312-337, 794-798); Chemotherapy (246-249, 343-370)

Review and Discussion for Examination 1

July 7

Examination 1

Infectious Diseases Affecting the Skin and Eyes: Background (535-538); Acne (538); Impetigo (540-543); Furuncles (538, 544); Necrotizing Fasciitis (539); Gangrene (545-546); Leprosy (358, 409, 427, 542); Candidiasis (135, 353, Wikipedia); Tineas (558-561); Sporotrichosis (Wikipedia); Warts (555-557); Cutaneous Herpes (Wikipedia); Rubella (German measles) (553-554); Rubeola (measles) (535, 551-553, 555); Varicella (chickenpox) and Zoster (shingles) (546-549); Variola (smallpox) (465, 549-551); Keratitis (564-566)

July 8

Infectious Diseases Affecting the Nervous System: Meningitis (574-578); Encephalitis (585-586, 626-627); Rabies (590-592); Tetanus (596-597); Botulism (183, 200, 603-605); Toxoplasmosis (592-593); Poliomyelitis (592-595); Mad Cow Disease (696-697)

Review and Discussion for Examination 2

July 11

Examination 2

Infectious Diseases Affecting the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems: Septicemia and Septic Shock (610, 613-614); Infectious Mononucleosis (621-622); Anthrax (558, 632-633); Plague (615-617, 677); Lyme Disease (618-622); Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (626-632); Hepatitis A and E (715-717); Hepatitis B, C and D (717-719, 746); Ebola Fever (623-624); Yellow Fever (623); Dengue (622-623); Malaria (622-623); African Sleeping Sickness (622-623); Schistosomiasis (622-623)

July 12

Infectious Diseases Affecting the Respiratory Tract: Background (650-651); Acute Common Coryza (common cold) (651-652, 661); Otitis Media (653-654); Streptococcal Pharyngitis (555, 654-657); Diphtheria (657-659); Pertussis (649, 661); Influenza (662-666); Pneumonia (671-675); Legionnaire's Disease (676); Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (675); Tuberculosis (666-671); Histoplasmosis (677-679)

Review and Discussion for Examination 3

July 13

Examination 3

Infectious Diseases Affecting the Gastrointestinal Tract: Background (686-689); Dental Caries (689-691); Periodontal Disease (691-693); Oral Herpes and Herpes Labialis (756, 758); Thrush (Wikipedia); Mumps (693-695); Helicobacter Peptic Disease Syndrome (ulcers) (696-697); Staphylococcal Intoxication (709-710, 794-798); Mycotoxicosis (Wikipedia); Enteritis (687, 697-704, 707-708, 710-711, 794-798); Giardiasis (713-714); Cryptosporidiosis (119, 142, 706-707); Cholera (702-704); Bacillary Dysentery (698-699); Amoebic Dysentery (712-714); Typhoid Fever (697-698); Clostridium difficile Infection (702); Pinworm (719, 722-725); Trichinosis (726-727); Tapeworm (719, 722-723)

July 14

Infectious Diseases Affecting the Genitourinary Tract: Background (736-738); Urinary Cystitis (739-742); Vaginosis (735, 742-744); Toxic Shock Syndrome (); Gonorrhea (736-738); Chlamydial Disease (745, 748-750); Syphilis (748-752); Genital Herpes (755-758); Genital Warts (758-760); AIDS (515, 533, 636-645, 735-736, 744)

Review and Discussion for Examination 4

July 15

Individual and Group Project Presentations

Examination 4

Student Evaluation of Course

Reading

Textbook - Cowan and Talaro. 2009. Microbiology: A Systems Approach, 2nd Ed. McGraw-Hill, Dubuque, IA. (The numbers in parentheses following each topic listing are the page numbers in the text to read to gain more insight into each topic.)
I have generated an extensive Microorganisms and Human Disease web site that includes Study Guides for you to use as supplements to the material I present in lecture.
- The Button Bar (below) appears at the bottom of every page in the web site, and can be used to navigate to any other page in the site.
- The Study Guides contain links to other web sites in addition to material that I have written ... please understand that the web site is a dynamic entity (e.g., it is continually being updated and improved) and use it as such.

Instructor

John R. Stevenson, Ph.D.

Office: 52 Pearson Hall

Phone: 529-5427

Hours: MTWRF 4:00-5:00 pm (or by appointment)

Objectives

The goal of this course is to familiarize you, as primary and secondary school teachers, with the microorganisms that cause human diseases, the diseases themselves, the host defense system, and the personal and social impacts of these diseases so you can more effectively teach microbiology in your biology courses. Therefore, this course will introduce you to principles and issues in infectious disease microbiology so that you understand disease processes and learn how they are relevant to your students' health. You will learn what microorganisms are, how they function, how they have been important in shaping human history, how they are important in your life and your students' lives, both now and in the future.

Evaluation

Your grade will be based on your performance on four examinations and two presentation projects:

Examinations: you will take four 100-point examinations:
- All examinations will be a combination of multiple-choice, matching-multiple-choice, true-false questions, fill-in-the-blank and short answer essay.
- If you miss any of the first three examinations for a reason acceptable to the instructor, you may take a make-up examination within two days after the date of the one you missed.
Presentation projects - you will complete two 50-point PowerPoint-based projects and present them to the class on the last day of class - click here for detailed information about these projects
- Individual report based on a current news article

Group report based on an assigned topic

Plagiarism and other infractions of Miami University rules and regulations will be dealt with as described in Chapter 5: Academic Integrity in the Miami University Handbook.

Your course grade will be determined using the following scale:

Grade	Percentage
A+	97-100
A	93-96
A-	90-92
B+	87-89
B	83-86
B-	80-82
C+	77-79
C	73-76
C-	70-72
D+	67-69
D	63-66
D-	60-62
F	0-59

Course Syllabus

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Study Guides

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MBI 640 Home Page

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Please email questions and comments to: StevenJR@MUOhio.edu
John R. Stevenson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Microbiology
Miami University
Oxford, Ohio 45056
USA

This document was last modified on Monday, 11-Jul-2011 00:06:27 EDT

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640Infectious Disease Microbiology for Teachers