Introduction. History of microbiology. Host-parasite interaction in the infection process. The microbiota and the human microbiome. Pathogenicity, virulence factors, toxicity and invasiveness. Vaccines.
Bacteriology: structure of bacterial cells. Flagella and pili. Concepts of virulence and pathogenicity. The factors of virulence and pathogenicity. The spore. Bacterial staining. Staphylococcus aureus; Streptococcus pyogenes; Streptococcus agalactiae; Streptococcus pneumoniae. Neisseria meningitidis; Neisseria gonorroheae. Clostridia. Enterobacteriaceae.
Mycology: structure and classification of fungi. The opportunist mycosis: candida spp, aspergillus spp and cryptococcus spp. The endemic mycoses (notes). The dermatomycoses.
Virology. Herpes viruses: HSV-1 and 2, VZV, CMV with particular attention congenital infection, EBV; HHV-6, HHV-8. The hepatitis virus: HBV, HCV, HAV, HEV, the Delta virus. Molecular and serological diagnostics of viral hepatitis. Human Influenza Viruses: mechanisms of variability, epidemics and pandemics, vaccines. The paramyxovirus: The measles virus, mumps virus and parainfluenza viruses. Human papillomaviruses. The rubella virus. The HIV-1 virus.