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MICR350 Clinical Microbiology and Virology
Updated: 21 October 2009| Credit Points | 6 | ||||||||
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| 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 | None | ||||||||
| Co-requisites | None | ||||||||
| Restrictions | None | ||||||||
| Notes | assumed knowledge in first year Biology or Chemistry |
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| 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. |
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| Materials | Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period. | ||||||||
| Disclaimer | Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester. |