BIOM1071 PASS: Week 10 Worksheet Notes

(*): Questions in KAHOOT

*Define the key terminology used in infectious disease and epidemiology
1A. Define Koch’s postulates.

1B. What is an infectious disease? Describe the progression of infectious disease.

1C. What are the features which differentiate Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria?

1D. Why is it important to know about the bacterial characteristics particularly in the health care
setting?
1E. Name the process of bacterial reproduction that splits a cell into two parts and describe
growth phases of bacterial replication.
*Measuring Bacterial Growth

2A. Why are viruses not considered as living organisms? Describe their key components and the
basic aspects of the viral lifecycle.
2B. What are the pathogenic consequences of viral infection? Give examples of viral diseases.
2C. Fungi are eukaryotic multicellular organisms with thick carbohydrate cell walls. What are the
three major groups of fungi?

2D. Describe the three different types of fungal infections and give medically relevant examples of
each type.
(See lecture 2 slides for more details)
2E. Describe the three different types of parasites and give medically relevant examples of each
type.

(See lecture 2 slides for more details)

3A. How does the healthcare environment contribute to the incidence of infectious disease?
3B. What is meant by MRSA? Describe its key virulence factors and pathophysiology.
(See lecture 3 slides for more details)

3C. Describe another significant bacterial healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) and a significant
viral HCAIs.
(See lecture 3 slides for more details)

3D. What are the basic antibiotic modes of action? Summarise bacterial antibiotic resistance
mechanisms and how they can be transferred (gene transfer).
(See lecture 3 slides for more details)

3E. Misuse of antibiotics can lead to antimicrobial resistance. What are the human practices that
can lead to antibiotic resistance and what can be done to prevent it?
4A. Identify the potential routes of infection and outline the requirements for successful infection
control.

*Environmental sources of infection

4B. Describe the difference between sterilization and disinfection, and give two example methods
to achieve each of these.
*Define the health care environment
*PPE
4C. Describe the additional infectious disease risks associated with the health care environment.

4D. Outline the infection control methods in place in health care settings.
4E. One of the consequences of hospital infections is that the patient becomes a source of
infection. Why are in-patients more vulnerable and how to aid them in preventing hospital
infection?
MICROBIOLOGY TOPICS
*Videos may contain information that you do not need to know for this course, but you can use it as
a general overview to help with your learning and understanding of microbiology topics

Microbiology overview:
 Microbiology crash course history of science https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=2JdBH2tys6M
 Koch’s postulates https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLqYXOKNrSc
 Bacteria https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-z9-9OOWC4
 Viruses https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FqlTslU22s
 Virus vs Bacteria https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldejTR04iKg
 Fungi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4DUZhnNo4s
 Penicillin and Antibiotic Resistance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0V6DRJBBGY

*FOR STUDENTS WHO DID NOT ATTEND PASS THIS WEEK: we did a KAHOOT on microbiology. Here
is the link. https://create.kahoot.it/v2/details/add4cf2e-06fd-40d4-a3a5-119b021dc8b9

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