MICR350 Clinical Microbiology and Virology
Updated: 14 May 2007| Credit Points | 6 | |||||||||
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| Online level | Level A- Internet access required | |||||||||
| Intensive School(s) | None | |||||||||
| Supervised Exam | There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled. | |||||||||
| Pre-requisites | BCHM 240 or MICR 220 | |||||||||
| Co-requisites | None | |||||||||
| Restrictions | None | |||||||||
| Notes | None | |||||||||
| Combined Units | None | |||||||||
| Coordinator(s) | Ken Watson (kwatson2@une.edu.au) | |||||||||
| Unit Description |
This unit covers clinical uses of antibiotics and their mode of action, especially the penicillins, tetracyclines, quinolones, aminoglycosides and cephalosporins. The wide-spread problems of antibiotic resistance are surveyed. The unit will introduce basic principles of virology, and then examine viral diseases which affect humans. These will include polio, herpes, smallpox, influenza, haemorrhagic fevers, hepatitis and AIDS. Basic mechanisms of cellular and molecular immunology are also covered. Assessment will consist of three assignments and a written examination. |
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| Prescribed Material Mandatory |
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards. | |||||||||
| Recommended Material Optional |
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards. | |||||||||
| Disclaimer | Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period. |