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Course Name Microbial diseases and vaccine technology
Course Code 24MMD401
Program B. Sc. Honors (with Research) in Molecular Medicine
Semester 7
Credits 2
Campus Kochi

Syllabus

Unit 1

Entry of pathogens into the host, types of pathogens, Microbial toxins (exotoxins, enterotoxins, endotoxins, neurotoxins) and virulence factors.

Unit 2

Microbial diseases caused by major human pathogens (E. coli, Salmonella, Helicobacter, Staphylococcus, Mycobacterium, Candida etc). HIV, HPV, Dengue, Corona virus, HBV etc). 

Unit 3

Microbial diseases caused by major human pathogens (HIV, HPV, Dengue, Corona virus, HBV etc).

Unit 4

Vaccines & Vaccination – adjuvants, DNA vaccines, recombinant vaccines, bacterial vaccines, viral vaccines.

Unit 5

Principles of vaccination, passive & active immunization, immunization programs & role of WHO in immunization programs.

Objectives and Outcomes

Course Outcome

CO1: Understanding the molecular structure and function of known viral, bacterial, fungal and parasitic pathogens.

CO2: Understanding insights into mechanisms of infection, pathogenicity, virulence, host-pathogen interactions.

CO3: The students will learn about different mechanisms of anti-microbial resistance development.

CO4: The students will learn about different vaccines and their working principles.

CO5: They will gain knowledge about different vaccine developed methods.

Program Outcome

PO1: Bioscience Knowledge

PO2: Problem Analysis

PO3: Design/Development of Solutions

PO4: Conduct Investigations of complex problems

PO5: Modern tools usage

PO6: Bioscientist and Society

PO7: Environment and Sustainability

PO8: Ethics

PO9: Individual & Team work

PO10: Communication

PO11: Project management & Finance

PO12: Lifelong learning

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Program Specific Outcomes. (PSO)

PSO 1 – Chemical and physical basis of biology

PSO 2 – Computational science in biology and medicine

PSO 3 – Biochemical and physiological complexity in biology and medicine

PSO 4 – Molecular technology in biology and medicine

PSO 5 – Cell based approaches in diagnosis and therapy

PSO 6 – Microorganisms in medicine

PSO 7 – Nanoscale entities and its significance in medicine

PSO 8 – Tissue architecture engineering in medicine

PSO 9 – Compounds as drugs and its efficacy

PSO 10 – Bioinformatics and artificial intelligence in medicine

PSO 11 –Technology in personalizing medicine

PSO 12 – Protein structural complexity in medicine

PSO 13 – Projecting science and medicine to public

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Evaluation Pattern

Internal Assessment – 50% 

Periodical 1 

Exam 

20% 

Periodical 2 

Exam 

20% 

Continuous Assessment 

Assignment/Test/Quiz

10% 
   

50%

End Semester Examination- 50% 

Theory Exam 

50% 

  
   

50%

Total

100%

Text Books / References

(1) Essentials of Medical Microbiology by ApurbaSankar Sastry, Sandhya Bhat K, 2nd edition

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