Duration
20h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Two lecturers will give the course:
Prof. Marie-Pierre Hayette: Concepts of medical bacteriology, parasitology and mycology (Microbiology)
Prof. Nathalie Jacobs: Concepts of medical virology (Virology)
Infectious disease control will be integrated in both parts.
Microbiology table of contents
I. Biology of microorganisms involving structure, growth, reproduction, culture, biological cycles, and genetic characteristics. II. Mode of tranmission III. Control of infectious diseases: prevention and treatment. IV. Examples of transmissible diseases: tuberculosis, sexually transmissible diseases.
Virology table of contents
I. Host defense against viral infections
II. Virus biology: structure, viral cycles, mode of transmission, viral infection detection
III. Viral infection prevention: vaccines
IV: Example of infection: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
This course will provide basic concepts of microbiology and the control of infectious diseases. As students are from different backgrounds, the first part of the course will provide a refreshment of basic knowledge on microorganisms and viruses. This upgrade will deal with the concepts that will be addressed in the second part and particularly affecting the transmission of infectious diseases and their control.
In the second part of the course a few infectious diseases will be discussed including epidemiology, clinical forms, diagnosis, prevention and treatment.
Examples of diseases covered: tuberculosis, infections sexually transmitted, influenza, AIDS.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
To know the different microorganisms main characteristics and their peculiarities, as well as the main modes of transmission of infectious diseases. To know and understand infectious disease control. Be able to summarize, present and criticise scientific papers.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Recommended optional programme: general microbiology course (Bloc2)
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course will be given in two ways: general concepts will be presented in the lecture with support for slide show (available on eCampus).
The second part of the course will be devoted to tutorials in the form of presentation and discussion of scientific papers related to the theme of the course. Students, in groups of three or four, will present the theme they have chosen to their peers in an oral presentation with supporting slides. Each presentation will be evaluated and included in the final evaluation.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Face-to-face, interactions via Forum
Recommended or required readings
Medical microbiology-MIMS Collaborateurs-Mosy Europe ed. 4th edition, 2013
Virology initiation: http://www.afd-ld.org/~fdp_viro
Assessment methods and criteria
The exam will be written examination with multiple-choice questions (MCQs, 60%) and two short-answer questions (20%). The evaluation of the work group will account for 20% of the final result.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Prof. Marie-Pierre Hayette
Department of Medical Microbiologiy
Tour de Pathologie (B23)
CHU Sart Tilman - 4000 LIEGE
Tél: 04-366.24.39
Fax: 04-366.24.40
Email: mphayette@ulg.ac.be
Prof. Nathalie Jacobs
Cellular and Molecular Immunology-Virology
Avenue de l'Hôpital B23. B-4000 Liège
Tel. +32 4 3662420
N.Jacobs@ulg.ac.be