INFD3012 - Infectious Diseases

Faculty of Science - 6 credit points
HECS Band three
Fee band eleven
EFTSL: 0.125
When offered: Semester 2
Assumed knowledge: Intermediate microbiology, immunology, molecular biology and genetics.
Prerequisites: 42 cedit points of intermediate BMED units including BMED2807.
Teacher/Coordinator: A/Prof. Colin Harbour

Classes: 2 lec/wk; 2 tut and 4 prac/fortnight

Assessment: Formal examination: one 2hr exam, 60% Progressive assessment: includes lab, quizzes, 2000w essay, tutorial case presentation, poster presentation, 40%.

Textbooks: Medical Microbiology. Edited by Mims, Dockrell et al. Mosby 2004. ISBN 07234-3260-0.

Infectious diseases occur as a result of interactions between a host and a microbial parasite. This unit of study will explain how infectious agents interact with human hosts at the molecular, cellular, individual patient and community levels to cause diseases and how the hosts attempt to combat these infections. The unit will be taught by the discipline of Infectious Diseases and Immunology of the Department of Medicine within the Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine with involvement of associated clinical and research experts who will contribute lectures and theme sessions on their own special interests. The primary learning vehicle in this unit will be the case study involving three or four cases per week on the diseases theme of the week, e.g. Pneumonia in week 1, wound infections in week 2 etc. Students are strongly recommended to complete MICR3011 before enrolling in this unit.