Medical Microbiology II
Presenter: John Mwawana Mlughu
DCMS/BCMCH/MCMRH©
Recap of the previous work
• What did you learn in your previous microbiology classes?
• Group A
• Group B
• Group C
• Group D
• Group E
Recap of the previous work
• What was your experience? Discuss
• How do you plan to make this term different?
About Microbiology II
• What are your expectations?
About Microbiology II
Module competence:
•At the end of this module the learners are expected to be able to
demonstrate the understanding by which micro-organisms cause
diseases in the human body.
About Microbiology II
•Module outcome:
•Learners should be able to:
•Classify viruses, characteristics, mode of transmission, clinical
presentation, diagnosis, prevention and control of viral infections. Common
viral infections
•Classify fungi, characteristics, mode of transmission, clinical presentation,
diagnosis, prevention and control of fungal infections. Common fungal
infections
About Microbiology II
•Module Units:
Viruses
Fungi
What you are expected to cover
Introduction to viruses and their classification, replication
Characteristics and transmission of viruses
Clinical presentation, investigations and diagnosis
Preventive and control measures for viruses
DNA, and RNA virus, HIV virus
Common viral infections
Introduction to fungi
Classification and Characteristics of fungi
Transmission of fungi
Clinical presentation of fungi
Investigations and Diagnosis
Prevention and control of fungi
Superficial mycoses
Systemic mycoses
Opportunistic mycoses
