Instructor Information


Prof.Dr. Mikhael Obeid	Email:drmichelobeid@yahoo.com

General Information

- Morphology of bacteria , structure , pathogenicity , and bacteria - host interaoctions .

- Types of pathogenic bacteria ( Staphylococcus , Streptococcus , Pneumococcus , Neisseria , Enterobacteria , E.coli , Salmonella , Brucella , Mycobacterium ) .

- Morphology of viruses , Structure , and Viral Replication .

- Bacterial and viral culture methods in Laboratory .

- Antibacterial and antiviral Drugs .

Expectations and Goals

At the end of this course students are expected to learn :

1- The general proprieties of bacteria and viruses .

2- The pathogenicity of these microoganisms .

3- Laboratory diagnosis of bacterial and viral diseases .

4- Treatment of infection diseases .

5- Preventation and Vaccins .

Language(s) of Instruction: Arabic–English . Textbook(s) Language(s) : Arabic-English

Course Materials

- كتاب مرجعي بالعربية : علم الجراثيم تأليف الأستاذ الدكتور ميخائيل عبيد ( منشورات جامعة دمشق ) .

علم الفيروسات تأليف الأستاذ الدكتور ميخائيل عبيد ( منشورات جامعة دمشق ) .

- كتاب مرجعي بالإنكليزية : Medical Microbiology ( Green Wood , Stack , Peutherer , Barer )

Medical Microbiology ( Brooks , Butel , Ornston )

Course Schedule

	Week	Topic	Reading	Exercises
1	22/9 – 27/9	Bacterial morphology – Viral morphology	Power point	Practical section
2	29/9 – 4/10	Bacterial structure – External viral structure	Power point	Practical section
3	6/10 – 11/10	Bacterial multiphication and growth – internal viral structure	Power point	Practical section
4	13/10 – 18/10	Bacterial – host interactions , RNA viruses	Power point	Practical section
5	20/10 – 25/10	Bacterial exotoxins – DNA viruses	Power point	Practical section
6	27/10 – 1/11	Bacterial endotoxins – viral replication	Power point	Practical section
7	3/11 – 8/11	Staphylococcus – viral culture	Power point	Practical section
8	10/11 – 15/11	Streptococcus – viral culture in experimental animals	Power point	Practical section
9	17/11 -22/11	Pneumococcus – viral culture in chicken embryo	Power point	Practical section
10	24/11 – 29/11	Neisseria meningitidis – isolation of viruses in cell culture	Power point	Practical section
11	1/12 – 6/12	Neisseria gonorrheae - interferons	Power point	Practical section
12	8/12 – 13/12	Enterobacteriaceae , E.coli –laboratory diagnosis of viral infections	Power point	Practical section
13	15/12 – 20/12	Salmonella – virus vaccines	Power point	Practical section
14	22/12 – 27/12	Mycobacterium tuberculosis – anti viral drugs	Power point	Practical section
15	29/12 – 1/3	Brucella - Bacteriophage	Power point	Practical section

Testing Schedule

test	Date	Subject	Reading	Type	language	% of final grade
Quizz 1	28/10/2018		Lectures 1-2-3-4-5	written	Arabic	5 %
Quizz 2	8/12/2018		Lectures 6–7–8–9-10	written	Arabic	5 %
Exam	15/1/2019		All	MCQ	Arabic

General notes:

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