INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES

SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE LEADERS MAKING A DIFFERENCE

TOPIC NAMES DATE

 Scientists/Biologists who made a great Gio JANUARY 28
contributions to Microbiology CJ
 Microscopy Menchie
a. Parts and uses of Microscope
b. Proper use of microscope
 Prokaryotic structures and functions

 Bacteria Claudelle February 4

a. Characteristics of Bacteria Dwight
b. Binary Fission Tricia
c. Bacterial Conjugation
d. Bacterial Cell Anatomy
e. Shapes of Bacteria

 Gram Positive and Gram Negative Bacteria Cathleen FEBRUARY 11

a. Gram Staining Technique Elleine
 Bacterial Culture Khyla
 Procedures in media preparation

 Bacterial Diseases such as anthrax, botulism, Vanna FEBRUARY 18

botulism, cat scratch disease, chlamydia, Karyll
diphtheria, epidemic typhus, gonorrhea, leprosy, Karen
leptospirosis, meningitis, pertussis, plague,
pneumonia, scarlet fever, syphilis, tetanus,
trachoma, tuberculosis and typhoid fever

a. Include their causes, symptoms, preventions

and cure
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 Fungi Arabela MARCH 4
a. Characteristics of Fungi John Carlo
b. Life cycle of fungus Cathreen
c. Symbiosis relationships of Fungus to other
organisms
d. Classifications of Fungi
e. Diseases caused by fungi

Shyra MARCH 11
 Viruses Princess
a. History of virus discovery Louella
b. Anatomy of viruses
c. Characteristics of a Virus
d. Shape of viruses
e. Life cycle of RNA and DNA viruses

 HIV and AIDS Claret MARCH 18

a. Life cycle of HIV Mariane
b. Factors that affect HIV progression Joy
c. HIV transmission
d. Symptoms of HIV
e. HIV preventions
f. Antiretroviral therapy and post exposure
prophylaxis
 Viral Diseases such as Iris MARCH 25
1. Respiratory viral diseases Jo ann
2. Gastrointestinal viral diseases Jean
3. Exanthamatous viral diseases
4. Hepatic viral diseases
5. Cutaneous viral diseases
6. Hemorrhagic viral diseases

 Include their causes, symptoms, preventions and

cure

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 Algae Beathriz APRIL 8
a. Characteristics of algae Lance
b. Major types of algae Trina
 Protozoa
a. Characteristics of protozoa
b. Types of protozoa
c. Mode of respiration
d. Mode of nutrition
e. Diseases caused by protozoa

 Helminths Cheyenne APRIL 15

a. Characteristics of helminths Alizza
b. Roundworms and their types Joan Camille
c. Flatworms and their types
d. Examples of Parasitic helminths

 Microbe Transmission Chella APRIL 22

a. Infections and disease Kim
b. Direct and indirect transmission John Matthew
c. Methods of indirect transmission Amara
d. Endotoxins and exotoxins
 Vaccines
a. History of vaccines
b. Production of vaccine
c. Types of vaccines

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