MICROBIOLOGY
Basic Mycology
47 Basic Mycology CHAPTER CONTENTS Structure & Growth Pathogenesis Fungal Toxins & Allergies Laboratory Diagnosis Antifungal Therapy Self-Assessment Questions Practice Questions: USMLE & Course Examinations STRUCTURE & GROWTH Because fungi…
Overview of the Major Pathogens & Introduction to Anaerobic Bacteria
14 Overview of the Major Pathogens & Introduction to Anaerobic Bacteria CHAPTER CONTENTS Overview of the Major Pathogens Introduction to Anaerobic Bacteria Important Properties Anaerobes of Medical Interest Clinical Infections…
Minor Viral Pathogens
46 Minor Viral Pathogens CHAPTER CONTENTS VIRUSES OF MINOR MEDICAL IMPORTANCE Astroviruses BK Virus Borna Virus Cache Valley Virus Chikungunya Virus Ebola Virus Hantaviruses Heartland Virus Hendra Virus Herpes B…
Minor Protozoan Pathogens
53 Minor Protozoan Pathogens CHAPTER CONTENTS Acanthamoeba & Naegleria Babesia Balantidium Cyclospora Isospora Microsporidia Self-Assessment Questions Summaries of Organisms Practice Questions: USMLE & Course Examinations The medically important stages in…
Humoral Immunity
60 Humoral Immunity CHAPTER CONTENTS Introduction The Primary Response The Secondary Response Response to Multiple Antigens Administered Simultaneously Function of Antibodies Antibodies in the Fetus Tests for Evaluation of Humoral…
Slow Viruses & Prions
44 Slow Viruses & Prions CHAPTER CONTENTS Introduction Slow Diseases Caused By Conventional Viruses Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Slow Diseases Caused by Prions Kuru Creutzfeldt-Jakob…
Host Defenses
33 Host Defenses CHAPTER CONTENTS Introduction Nonspecific Defenses 1. Alpha & Beta Interferons 2. Natural Killer Cells 3. Phagocytosis 4. α-Defensins 5. Apolipoprotein B RNA-Editing Enzyme (APOBEC3G) 6. Fever 7….
