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| MICR0120-4 | General Microbiology | ||
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| Duration : | 20h Th, 10h Pr, 5h SEM | ||
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| Holder(s) : | Patrick De Mol | ||
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| Course contents : | The opponents
Host-parasite relations - Normal flora - Parasitism . Micro-organisms and infectious agents - Bacteriae - Virus - Fungi - Protozoa - Prions . Defenses of the human host - Innate defenses - Adaptative responses Conflicts Infections and infectious diseases . Epidemiology of infectious diseases . Strategies of infectious agents - Colonization - Replication . Dispersal - Survival - Weapons The diagnostic of a conflict . Clinical microbiology laboratories . Diagnostic techniques - Microscopic tests - Cultures - Antigen research - Antibody research - Gene research | ||
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| Course objective : | The course is an introduction to the study of the relations between microorganisms and the human organism in the perspective of understanding infectious diseases. The state of health is partially linked to a balance between the defenses of the human organism and the microorganisms with which it is in contact, and the course studies on the aspects of this balance and focuses on the conflict between the involved parties. | ||
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| Prerequisites : | Cellular biology, immunology, and genetics | ||
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| Workshops : | Practical exercises use technical examples taken from the activity of a biological diagnostic laboratory to illustrate the lectures. This should allow students to visualize in a concrete manner infectious agents and introduce them to containment techniques, contamination situations, and sterilization procedures. A test of the acquired competencies will be carried out at the end of each session The general grade will be taken into consideration alongside the grade obtained at the theory exam. The details of the practical exercises will be established with the students' representatives. | ||
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| Organization : | The course is taught ex cathedra. Slides are used to illustrate the course topics. Students may ask questions during or after the lectures. | ||
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| Written notes : | Course Supports: The slides form the basis of the course notes. Reference books allow a better understanding of the topics taught during the course. Microbiologie - Prescott, Harley and Klein - De Boeck Wesmael ed., 1995 Medical Microbiology - Mims and others - Mosby Europe ed., 1998 | ||
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| Assessment : | Written exam with multiple-choice questions. | ||
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| Contacts : | Lecturer: P. De Mol: 366.24.39 Secretary: F. Daoud: 366.24.39 Tutor: M.P. Hayette: 366.24.36 | ||
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ULg : Students and Studies Administration - Academic Affairs
Contact : Monique Marcourt, direction A.E.E.
Date of data : 27/02/2006
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