Objectives for module 1: Introduction to Medical Microbiology
Upon completion of this module, students should be able to:
- Be able to define common terms (e.g., microbiology, protozoa, virus, bacteria, algae, toxin, helminths)
- Understand the roles of microbes in nature (e.g. decomposers, producers, nitrogen fixation, causes of diseases, probiotics, normal flora, etc);
- Know that microbes are a source for antibiotics, drugs, enzymes, hormones and foods (bread, cheese, yogurt, etc).
- Differentiate between prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
- Understand the structure of bacterial cell wall.
- Understand the morphology, epidemiology, and diseases caused by Staphylococcus.
Components: two lectures; online exercises and feedback form plus innovation, creativity and the use of higher-order thinking patterns (see below):
Lecture 1: Introduction to Medical Microbiology
Objectives for lecture 1:
- Be able to define common terms (e.g., microbiology, protozoa, virus, bacteria, algae, toxin, helminths)
- Understand the roles of microbes in nature (e.g. decomposers, producers, nitrogen fixation, causes of diseases, probiotics, normal flora, etc);
- Know that microbes are a source for antibiotics, drugs, enzymes, hormones and foods (bread, cheese, yogurt, etc).
Lecture 2: The Cell Wall and Gram +ve Cocci
Objective for lecture 2:
- Differentiate between prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
- Understand the structure of bacterial cell wall.
- Understand the morphology, epidemiology, and diseases caused by Staphylococcus.
Click Here for Online Exercises & for the Feedback Form
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Welcome all.. and start the interactions and comments.. In English please
مرحباً بكم وفي إنتظار مداخلاتكم
باللغة الإنجليزية لتعم المنفعة
Thank you
Thanks for the all great information doc ,,, i want other lecture for fungi and amino acids if you can ,,, also want give me some information about the ways of study to enter acadimic exam
Reem elwady
شكرا دكتور ممكن تعطينا معلومات عن الايبولا وشكرا
ebola what is it????????
thank you doctor
Please see this clip about Ebola virus
شاهد المقطع ادناه عن الايبولا
thank you doctor
مرحباً دكتور وشكرا على المجهود الجبار لتوفير هذا الموقع… ممكن لو سمحت تفهمني لماذا البكتريا الخارقة (MRSA)
لا تسبب مرض لكل إنسان ولكن للبعض دون الأخر
Dear student, first I would like you to try and write in English please, and you can include Arabic as an explanation but while trying to write in English as well.
Second, to answer you questions:
The reason is the immune system. That is, MRSA cause infections when they can over come the immune system. For example, the skin and mucus membranes are part of the immune system, and if they are damaged the MRSA bacteria can cause infections. Examples, include burn victims and people with skin cuts. In addition, people with compound fractures can contract osteomyelitis since the MRSA bacteria can contaminate the bone in these cases.
Therefore, if the immune system is weak the individual is susceptible to infection. And one of its common infections is post-shaving folliculitis since they inter after shaving into the hair follicles.
السبب هو المناعة. وتشمل العوامل المناعية في الإنسان الجلد السليم والأغشية المخاطية السليمة التي تمثل الحاجز الأول بين مسببات المرض والجسم وبالتالي سلامة هذه الأغشية والجلد يحول دون الإصابة بالمرض. ولكن إذا كان الإنسان مصاب بجروح أو خدوش أو حروق فهو معرض للإصابة بالإلتهاب من قبل هذه البكتيريا. كما إن الإصابة بالكسور المركبة مثلاً (حيث يخرج بعض من العظم خارج الجسم بسبب الكسر ثم يعاد بالمستشفى لمكانه ولكن غالباً يتلوث بالجراثيم بطبيعة الحال) وذلك يعرض الإنسان بالإصابة بالإلتهاب في العظم
وكذلك إذا كان الإنسان مصاب بضعف في المناعة لإي سبب أخر فيكون عرضه للمرض والإصابة بهذه الجرثومة
ومن أشهر أمراضها ما تسببه من إلتهاب في الجلد بعد الحلاقة بسبب دخولها عير خدوش الموس حتى الوصول لبصيلات الشعر
وقس على ذلك
Thank you
شكراً كان عندي نفس السؤال
Me 2
Thank you doctor Alqumber.
I learn much from this moduel.
You are most weclome
Doctor Alqumber. Thank you. this is good teach me like this.
can you tell more on corona please.
thank you
You are welcome Dear (عبدالكريم محمد)
Corona is an RNA virus that can cause respiratory infections and gastrointestinal infections as well. I made a youtube lecture explaining this virus for everyone asking about it:-
also, you can go to chapter 41; page 573 on the textbook to read more about it.
It is not part of this course, you will study it as part of Microbiology 2 next year.
All the best wishes
Regards,.
Corona scary!
what is it going to be epidemic
Dear Ahmad Jarallah,
The answer to you question is through this link :http://wp.me/P2fVt3-v9
Many factors need to considered to understand the possibilities.
Dear De. Alqumber
Thank you
جزاك الله خير نفعتنا كثير
You are welcome ( غرم الله الزهراني )
and best wishes
Regards
Dear ALL,
Please make all your comments in English from now on,. because this is an English Course.
Thanks very much
Salam Doctor.
Ok.
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Thank you Dr. Alqumber.
what can we expect for final exam in practical section??
Good question.. 30% so many grades for final lab exam..Please doctor what is this going to be?????
Hello everyone,
Good questions (خالد جمعان) and (محمد عطيه).
The final practical exam will test your skills in the practical components of microbiology that we practices throughout the course. You will be most likely asked to differentiate between bacterial cultures frown on different selective/differential media, and cross-streak a plate, do serial dilutions, demonstrate aseptic techniques, stain some microbes and visualize them under the oil immersion lens and identify their morphology. Also, all the different tests and stains described during the course are examinable. These include acid-fast staining, capsular staining, silver staining, flagellar staining, hanging drop microscopy..etc.
Tests that you may also be asked to do include: oxidase, catalase, serotyping (like lancefield, agglutinations..etc), quellung capsular swelling, and all the tests we studies with the enterobacteriaceae…etc:-
I will also make it more clear as we go through the different modules..
Best wishes
Regards,.
Thank you Dr. Alqumber.
Thank you doctor. you made studying easy.
Thank you very much. this is good
Thank you Dr.Alqumber
Dear Doctor,
this is about gene change and sexual reproductive things in bacteria
Thank you (ahmad jarallah) for this valuable lecture
Regards,.
Salam Dr. Alqumber.
why HIV no medicine for it, thanks.
Salam Dear (احمد عبدالله الغامدي),
To answer you question I include a clip from Microbiology and Immunology course. which you will study after 2 semesters. This was extracted from a lecture delivered to your senior students. You seem to be think ahead of time!!
Regards
I am sure this will answer your question. Any comments, please post them here..
Best wishes
Thanks doctor,
this is very good
Wow. HIV smart.
HIV put DNA in human cells. this is big disease. Thank you dr.alqumber foir this teaching
You are welcome.
Regards,.
Thanks for this good work teaching us microbiology.
You are most welcome
Regards,.
راااااااااائع جدا دكتور …. من أهل الشام لكم خالص الشكر
جزاكم الله كل خير
Thank you doctor ..the lechtures are clear
you are most welcome..
Regards
thank you doctor
You are most welcome.
Dr. Alqumber, thank you for you amazing lectures, I want to ask you something,
you said that most micro organisms are not pathogenic, and in our teacher slides he said that all microbes are pathogenic ,how can that be understandable ?
Hello Osman,
The truth is clear.. most microbes cause no diseases.. and you can read any microbiology book and do your own research to confirm this fact.
Regards,.