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BTH3722

Faculty of Science

18 September 2017 20 April 2024

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This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2016 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

Monash University

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Science

Organisational Unit

School of Science, Malaysia

Coordinator(s)

Dr Andrew Greenhill (Gippsland); Prof. Sunil K. Lal (Malaysia)

Offered

Gippsland

  • Second semester 2016 (Day)
  • Second semester 2016 (Off-campus)

Malaysia

  • Second semester 2016 (Day)

Synopsis

BTH3722 focuses on infectious diseases of the organ systems, summarising the aetiology, pathogenesis and laboratory identification of important pathogens. The epidemiology of infectious disease and strategies for disease control are highlighted. The mode of action of antimicrobial drugs, their role in treating infectious disease and the problems of drug resistance are discussed. Techniques for laboratory diagnosis of infectious disease, and safe handling of pathogens, are emphasised.

Outcomes

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

  1. Explain how microbes cause disease, with particular emphasis on bacterial and viral pathogenicity;

  1. Discuss the epidemiology of infectious disease;

  1. Discuss the role of chemotherapy and the importance of drug resistance in the treatment of infectious disease;

  1. Describe the role of microorganisms in selected infectious diseases associated with the different organ systems;

  1. Discuss relevant diagnostic techniques used in clinical microbiology laboratories;

  1. Describe and perform techniques used in diagnostic serology;

  1. Demonstrate competence in laboratory procedures for handling and processing microbiological specimens.

Assessment

Final written examination (3 hours): 60%
Mid-semester test: 10%.
Laboratory work: 30% (comprising performance: 10%, one full report: 5%, diagnostic lab worksheets and discussion: 7.5%, and project worksheets and discussion: 7.5%)

Workload requirements

Three hours of lectures and an average of three hours of laboratory classes per week

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Chief examiner(s)

Prof. Sunil K. Lal

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Applied microbiology
Biotechnology

Prerequisites

BTH2830 or MIC2011

Prohibitions

MIC3041