Medicine and Surgery "B" - Roma Azienda Policlinico Umberto I

MICROBIOLOGY Single channel

Chair (Coordinator) and Rapporteur: ALESSANDRA DELLA TORRE

Module 1: MICROBIOLOGY

Activity type: C_01. Patologia generale e molecolare, immunopatologia, fisiopatologia generale, microbiologia e parassitologia
SSD: VET/06
Year: 2nd year
Semester: 2nd semester
CFU: 2
Hours distribution: 25 classroom hours
Lecturers: ALESSANDRA DELLA TORRE

Module 2: Parasitology

Activity type: C_19. Formazione clinica interdisciplinare e medicina basata sulle evidenze e medicina di precisione
SSD: MED/05
Year: 2nd year
Semester: 2nd semester
CFU: 1
Hours distribution: 12.5 classroom hours
Lecturers: ALESSIA COTTARELLI

Module 3: clinical pathology

Activity type: C_01. Patologia generale e molecolare, immunopatologia, fisiopatologia generale, microbiologia e parassitologia, C_03. Medicina di laboratorio e diagnostica integrata, Tirocini formativi e di orientamento
SSD: MED/07, MED/07, MED/07
Year: 2nd year
Semester: 2nd semester
CFU: 5
Hours distribution: 50 classroom hours, 25 others hours
Lecturers: DANIELA SCRIBANO
OMBRETTA TURRIZIANI

Objectives

Upon completion of the course, students should possess in-depth knowledge of the morphological and physiological characteristics of pathogenic and commensal microorganisms; the cellular and molecular basis of microbial pathogenicity; microorganism-host interactions; and innate and acquired host resistance to infections. Furthermore, students should have in-depth knowledge of the different classes of antibacterial (antibiotic) and viral agents, their mechanisms of action, and the main mechanisms of resistance, as well as the main prevention strategies (vaccines); the most relevant microbial diseases and the mechanisms of cellular response and inflammation related to them. Specifically, the course aims to provide students with the cognitive and methodological tools necessary to describe the unique characteristics of microorganisms to the onset and progression of infectious diseases. Apply knowledge of microbial biology to the selection of drugs for the treatment of microbial diseases and the choice of methods for their prevention. Specifically, for virology, students will possess in-depth knowledge of the morphological, structural, and general biological characteristics of pathogenic viruses for humans, the infection routes and transmission mechanisms of viral infections, as well as the replication mechanisms and pathogenic action of RNA and DNA viruses, and the role of different virus species in skin, respiratory, enteric, hepatic, neurological diseases, and oncogenesis. For parasitology, by the end of the course, students will be familiar with the following topics: General information on life cycles, transmission mechanisms and entry routes, parasite specificity, parasite-host interaction, pathogenic action of parasites, epidemiology, and prevention and control strategies of the main human and zoonotic protozoan and metazoan parasites.