Theory Total Hrs=54
- Immunity – 2Hrs
non-specific immunity, natural & acquired
- Immune response – 6Hrs
Antigen, Antibody, Antigen-antibody reaction, vaccines, types of vaccine and immunization schedule, principles and interpretation of common serological tests namely Widal, VDRL, ASLO, CRP, RF & ELISA. Rapid tests for HIV and HBsAg (excluding technical details).
- Hypersensitivity & allergy- 2 hr
- Immunoprophylaxis – 2 hr
- Tuberculosis – 2 hr
- Typhoid – 2 hr
- Virus infections – 7Hrs
General characteristics of viruses and classification- diseases caused-Replication of virus– Bacteriophage, Insights into important viruses that affect humans including retrovirus and oncogenic viruses. Laboratory diagnosis of viral infection- Brief appraisal of pathogenicity of viruses, Culture methods, Cytopathic effects, Inclusion bodies, Animal inoculation, Serological test (CFT, HAI, neutralization), prevention of following viruses, Herpes, Hepatitis, HIV, Rabies and Poliomyelitis
- HIV/AIDS – 2 hr
- Hepatitis viruses – 2 hr
- Medical Mycology – 4Hrs
Morphology,Classification ,diseases caused and lab diagnosis of following fungi. Candida, Cryptococcus, Dermatophytes, opportunistic fungi-1 hr
- Medical Parasitology – 5Hrs
Morphology, life cycle,Introduction to parasitic diseases- Protozoal infections-Amoebiasis, giardia , Balantidium – Plasmodium-leishmaniasis &TrypanosomiasisCryptosporidium , Trichomonas -Toxoplasma- Pneumocystis – cestodes & Trematodes- intestinal Nematodes – Tissue Nematodes,E. histolytica, tape worms.
- Malaria – 2 hr
- Urinary Tract Infections – 2 hr
- Respiratory Tract Infections – 2 hr
- Gastrointestinal Infections – 2 hr
- Sexually Transmitted Disease – 2 hr
- Infections of the nervous system – 2 hr