Unit 1. SPECIAL BACTERIOLOGY AND MYCOLOGY SCHEME FOR DESCRIPTION OF PATHOGENS
I. The Latin name of family, genera and species.
1. Morphology (shape of cells, Gram-staining, motility, capsule).
2. Cultural properties (nutrient medium, features of colonies).
3. Biochemical properties (proteolytic, peptolytic, carbohydrate-splitting enzymes).
4. Antigens.
5. Virulence factors (toxins, aggressive enzymes).
II. Epidemiology and pathogenesis of diseases.
1. Diseases.
2. The source of infections.
3. The transmission ways.
4. Pathogenesis (features of the disease, changes in infected organs and tissues, clinical symptoms).
III. Microbiological diagnosis, treatment and prophylaxis.
1. Specimen.
2. Microbiological diagnosis methods.
3. Treatment.
4. Prophylaxis or prevention (vaccines, serum).
LECTURE 1. PATHOGENIC AND OPPORTUNISTIC GRAM-POSITIVE AND GRAM-NEGATIVE COCCI
Questions for discussion
1. Taxonomy and biological properties of Staphylococcus.
2. Epidemiology and pathogenesis of diseases caused by Staphylococcus.
3. Microbiological diagnosis, treatment and specific prevention of staphy-lococcal infections
4. Taxonomy and biological properties of the Streptococcus.
5. Epidemiology and pathogenesis of streptococcal infections
6. The microbiological diagnosis, treatment and specific prevention of streptococcal infections.
7. Taxonomy and biological properties of Neisseria meningitidis.
8. Epidemiology and pathogenesis of meningococcal infections.
9. Microbiological diagnosis, treatment and specific prevention of menin-gococcal infections.
10. Taxonomy and biological properties of Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
11. Epidemiology and pathogenesis of gonococcal infections.
12. Microbiological diagnosis, treatment and specific prevention of gono-coccal infections.