Welcome to the video course on Infectious Diseases.
This self-study video course will help you hone your clinical and disease management skills for patients with common and chronic Infectious Diseases and expand your competence and confidence in diagnosing and treating conditions such as Bacteremia, Agglutination tests, Precipitation tests, Mass spectroscopy, Hepatitis A (HepA) Vaccine, Tetanus-Diphtheria Vaccine, Herpes Zoster Vaccine, Infant Botulism, Lassa Fever, and Epidemic Pleurodynia.
This video course will also walk you through some Concepts, Tests and Procedures relating to the field of Infectious Diseases.
Topics include: Anaerobic Bacteria, Bacteria and Antibacterial Drugs, Cestodes (Tapeworms), Chlamydia and Mycoplasmas, Extraintestinal Protozoa, Gram-Negative Bacilli, Herpesviruses, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Mycobacteria, etc.
Disclaimer : The content in this course is educational in nature and intended solely as general health information. It is not a recommendation for treatment or medical advice. It is not a substitute for advice from a health care provider. If you as a patient are experiencing a medical emergency, contact your health care provider or an emergency room.
Course Curriculum
| 1. Biology of Infectious Disease | |||
| Introduction to the Biology of Infectious Diseases | 01:30:00 | ||
| Host Defense Mechanisms Against Infection | 01:30:00 | ||
| Factors Facilitating Microbial Invasion | 01:30:00 | ||
| Manifestations of Infection | 01:30:00 | ||
| Fever | 01:30:00 | ||
| Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) | 01:30:00 | ||
| Abscesses | 01:30:00 | ||
| Bacteremia | 01:30:00 | ||
| 2. Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious Disease | |||
| Introduction to Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious Disease | 01:30:00 | ||
| Microscopy – Stains | 01:30:00 | ||
| Agglutination tests | 01:30:00 | ||
| Complement fixation | 01:30:00 | ||
| Enzyme immunoassays | 01:30:00 | ||
| Precipitation tests | 01:30:00 | ||
| Western blot test | 01:30:00 | ||
| Chromatographic methods | 01:30:00 | ||
| Mass spectroscopy | 01:30:00 | ||
| Nucleic Acid–Based Identification Methods for Infectious Disease | 01:30:00 | ||
| 3. Immunization | |||
| Overview of Immunization | 01:30:00 | ||
| Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Vaccine | 01:30:00 | ||
| Haemophilus influenzae Type b (Hib) Vaccine | 01:30:00 | ||
| Hepatitis A (HepA) Vaccine | 01:30:00 | ||
| Hepatitis B (HepB) Vaccine | 01:30:00 | ||
| Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine | 01:30:00 | ||
| Influenza Vaccine | 01:30:00 | ||
| Measles Mumps and Rubella (MMR) Vaccine | 01:30:00 | ||
| Meningococcal Vaccine | 01:30:00 | ||
| Pneumococcal Vaccine | 01:30:00 | ||
| Poliomyelitis Vaccine | 01:30:00 | ||
| Rotavirus Vaccine | 01:30:00 | ||
| Tetanus-Diphtheria Vaccine | 01:30:00 | ||
| Varicella Vaccine | 01:30:00 | ||
| Herpes Zoster Vaccine | 01:30:00 | ||
| Passive Immunization | 01:30:00 | ||
| 4. Anaerobic Bacteria | |||
| Overview of Anaerobic Bacteria | 01:30:00 | ||
| Actinomycosis | 01:30:00 | ||
| Overview of Clostridial Infections | 01:30:00 | ||
| Botulism | 01:30:00 | ||
| Infant Botulism | 01:30:00 | ||
| Clostridium difficile –Induced Diarrhea | 01:30:00 | ||
| Clostridial Intra-abdominal and Pelvic Infections | 01:30:00 | ||
| Clostridial Necrotizing Enteritis | 01:30:00 | ||
| Clostridium perfringens Food Poisoning | 01:30:00 | ||
| Clostridial Soft-Tissue Infections | 01:30:00 | ||
| Tetanus | 01:30:00 | ||
| Mixed Anaerobic Infections | 01:30:00 | ||
| 5. Approach to Parasitic Infections | |||
| Approach to Parasitic Infections | 01:30:00 | ||
| 6. Arboviruses, Arenaviridae, and Filoviridae | |||
| Overview of Arbovirus, Arenavirus, and Filovirus Infections | 01:30:00 | ||
| Dengue | 01:30:00 | ||
| Hantavirus Infection | 01:30:00 | ||
| Lassa Fever | 01:30:00 | ||
| Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis | 01:30:00 | ||
| Marburg and Ebola Virus Infections | 01:30:00 | ||
| Yellow Fever | 01:30:00 | ||
| Zika Virus (ZV) Infections | 01:30:00 | ||
| Other Arbovirus Infections | 01:30:00 | ||
| 7. Bacteria and Antibacterial Drugs | |||
| Overview of Bacteria | 01:30:00 | ||
| Overview of Antibacterial Drugs | 01:30:00 | ||
| Aminoglycosides | 01:30:00 | ||
| Spectinomycin | 01:30:00 | ||
| β -Lactams | 01:30:00 | ||
| Carbapenems | 01:30:00 | ||
| Cephalosporins | 01:30:00 | ||
| Monobactams | 01:30:00 | ||
| Penicillins | 01:30:00 | ||
| Chloramphenicol | 01:30:00 | ||
| Daptomycin | 01:30:00 | ||
| Fluoroquinolones | 01:30:00 | ||
| Fosfomycin | 01:30:00 | ||
| Lincosamides, Oxazolidinones, and Streptogramins | 01:30:00 | ||
| Clindamycin | 01:30:00 | ||
| Linezolid and Tedizolid | 01:30:00 | ||
| Quinupristin and Dalfopristin | 01:30:00 | ||
| Macrolides | 01:30:00 | ||
| Telithromycin | 01:30:00 | ||
| Metronidazole | 01:30:00 | ||
| Mupirocin | 01:30:00 | ||
| Nitrofurantoin | 01:30:00 | ||
| Polypeptide Antibiotics: Bacitracin, Colistin, Polymyxin B | 01:30:00 | ||
| Rifamycins | 01:30:00 | ||
| Sulfonamides | 01:30:00 | ||
| Trimethoprim and Sulfamethoxazole | 01:30:00 | ||
| Telavancin | 01:30:00 | ||
| Tetracyclines | 01:30:00 | ||
| Tigecycline | 01:30:00 | ||
| Vancomycin | 01:30:00 | ||
| 8. Cestodes (Tapeworms) | |||
| Overview of Tapeworm Infections | 01:30:00 | ||
| Diphyllobothriasis (Fish Tapeworm Infection) | 01:30:00 | ||
| Dipylidium caninum Infection | 01:30:00 | ||
| Echinococcosis | 01:30:00 | ||
| Hymenolepis diminuta Infection | 01:30:00 | ||
| Hymenolepis nana (Dwarf Tapeworm) Infection | 01:30:00 | ||
| Sparganosis | 01:30:00 | ||
| Coenurosis | 01:30:00 | ||
| Taenia asiatica (Asian Tapeworm) Infection | 01:30:00 | ||
| Taenia Saginata (Beef Tapeworm) Infection | 01:30:00 | ||
| Taenia Solium (Pork Tapeworm) Infection and Cysticercosis | 01:30:00 | ||
| 9. Chlamydia and Mycoplasmas | |||
| Chlamydia | 01:30:00 | ||
| Mycoplasmas | 01:30:00 | ||
| 10. Enteroviruses | |||
| Overview of Enterovirus Infections | 01:30:00 | ||
| Epidemic Pleurodynia | 01:30:00 | ||
| Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease (HFMD) | 01:30:00 | ||
| Herpangina | 01:30:00 | ||
| Poliomyelitis | 01:30:00 | ||
| Postpoliomyelitis Syndrome | 01:30:00 | ||
| 11. Extraintestinal Protozoa | |||
| African Trypanosomiasis | 01:30:00 | ||
| Babesiosis | 01:30:00 | ||
| Chagas Disease | 01:30:00 | ||
| Free-Living Amoebas | 01:30:00 | ||
| Leishmaniasis | 01:30:00 | ||
| Malaria | 01:30:00 | ||
| Toxoplasmosis | 01:30:00 | ||
| 12. Fungi | |||
| Overview of Fungal Infections | 01:30:00 | ||
| Antifungal Drugs | 01:30:00 | ||
| Aspergillosis | 01:30:00 | ||
| Blastomycosis | 01:30:00 | ||
| Candidiasis (Invasive) | 01:30:00 | ||
| Chromoblastomycosis | 01:30:00 | ||
| Coccidioidomycosis | 01:30:00 | ||
| Cryptococcosis | 01:30:00 | ||
| Histoplasmosis | 01:30:00 | ||
| Mucormycosis | 01:30:00 | ||
| Mycetoma | 01:30:00 | ||
| Paracoccidioidomycosis | 01:30:00 | ||
| Phaeohyphomycosis | 01:30:00 | ||
| Sporotrichosis | 01:30:00 | ||
| 13. Gram-Negative Bacilli | |||
| Introduction to Gram-Negative Bacilli | 01:30:00 | ||
| Overview of Bartonella Infections | 01:30:00 | ||
| Cat-Scratch Disease | 01:30:00 | ||
| Oroya Fever and Verruga Peruana | 01:30:00 | ||
| Bacillary Angiomatosis | 01:30:00 | ||
| Trench Fever | 01:30:00 | ||
| Brucellosis | 01:30:00 | ||
| Campylobacter and Related Infections | 01:30:00 | ||
| Cholera | 01:30:00 | ||
| Noncholera Vibrio Infections | 01:30:00 | ||
| Escherichia coli Infections | 01:30:00 | ||
| Infection by Escherichia coli O157:H7 | 01:30:00 | ||
| Haemophilus Infections | 01:30:00 | ||
| HACEK Infections | 01:30:00 | ||
| Klebsiella Enterobacter and Serratia Infections | 01:30:00 | ||
| Legionella Infections | 01:30:00 | ||
| Melioidosis | 01:30:00 | ||
| Pertussis | 01:30:00 | ||
| Plague and Other Yersinia Infections | 01:30:00 | ||
| Proteeae Infections | 01:30:00 | ||
| Pseudomonas and Related Infections | 01:30:00 | ||
| Overview of Salmonella Infections | 01:30:00 | ||
| Typhoid Fever | 01:30:00 | ||
| Nontyphoidal Salmonella Infections | 01:30:00 | ||
| Shigellosis | 01:30:00 | ||
| Tularemia | 01:30:00 | ||
| 14. Gram-Negative Cocci and Coccobacilli | |||
| Acinetobacter Infections | 01:30:00 | ||
| Kingella Infections | 01:30:00 | ||
| Meningococcal Diseases | 01:30:00 | ||
| Moraxella catarrhalis Infection | 01:30:00 | ||
| Oligella Infections | 01:30:00 | ||
| 15. Gram-Positive Bacilli | |||
| Enterococcal Infections | 01:30:00 | ||
| Pneumococcal Infections | 01:30:00 | ||
| Staphylococcal Infections | 01:30:00 | ||
| Streptococcal Infections | 01:30:00 | ||
| Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS) | 01:30:00 | ||
| 16. Gram-Positive Bacilli | |||
| Anthrax | 01:30:00 | ||
| Diphtheria | 01:30:00 | ||
| Erysipelothricosis | 01:30:00 | ||
| Listeriosis | 01:30:00 | ||
| Nocardiosis | 01:30:00 | ||
| 17. Herpesviruses | |||
| Overview of Herpesvirus Infections | 01:30:00 | ||
| Chickenpox | 01:30:00 | ||
| Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infection | 01:30:00 | ||
| Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Infections | 01:30:00 | ||
| Genital Herpes | 01:30:00 | ||
| Herpes Zoster | 01:30:00 | ||
| Infectious Mononucleosis | 01:30:00 | ||
| 18. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) | |||
| Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection | 01:30:00 | ||
| Drug Treatment of HIV Infection | 01:30:00 | ||
| Cancers Common in HIV-Infected Patients | 01:30:00 | ||
| 19. Intestinal Protozoa and Microsporidia | |||
| Overview of Intestinal Protozoan and Microsporidia Infections | 01:30:00 | ||
| Amebiasis | 01:30:00 | ||
| Cryptosporidiosis | 01:30:00 | ||
| Cyclosporiasis and Cystoisosporiasis | 01:30:00 | ||
| Giardiasis | 01:30:00 | ||
| Microsporidiosis | 01:30:00 | ||
| 20. Mycobacteria | |||
| Tuberculosis (TB) | 01:30:00 | ||
| Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis (TB) | 01:30:00 | ||
| Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections | 01:30:00 | ||
| Leprosy | 01:30:00 | ||
| 21. Nematodes (Roundworms) | |||
| Angiostrongyliasis | 01:30:00 | ||
| Anisakiasis | 01:30:00 | ||
| Ascariasis | 01:30:00 | ||
| Baylisascariasis | 01:30:00 | ||
| Dracunculiasis | 01:30:00 | ||
| Overview of Filarial Nematode Infections | 01:30:00 | ||
| Dirofilariasis | 01:30:00 | ||
| Loiasis | 01:30:00 | ||
| Bancroftian and Brugian Lymphatic Filariasis | 01:30:00 | ||
| Onchocerciasis (River Blindness) | 01:30:00 | ||
| Hookworm Infection | 01:30:00 | ||
| Pinworm Infestation | 01:30:00 | ||
| Strongyloidiasis | 01:30:00 | ||
| Toxocariasis | 01:30:00 | ||
| Trichinosis | 01:30:00 | ||
| Trichuriasis | 01:30:00 | ||
| 22. Pox Viruses | |||
| Monkeypox | 01:30:00 | ||
| Smallpox | 01:30:00 | ||
| 23. Respiratory Viruses | |||
| Overview of Viral Respiratory Infections | 01:30:00 | ||
| Adenovirus Infections | 01:30:00 | ||
| Common Cold | 01:30:00 | ||
| Influenza | 01:30:00 | ||
| Avian Influenza | 01:30:00 | ||
| Pandemic 2009 H1N1 Influenza | 01:30:00 | ||
| Parainfluenza Virus Infections | 01:30:00 | ||
| Coronaviruses and Acute Respiratory Syndromes (MERS and SARS) | 01:30:00 | ||
| 24. Rickettsiae and Related Organisms | |||
| Overview of Rickettsial and Related Infections | 01:30:00 | ||
| Ehrlichiosis and Anaplasmosis | 01:30:00 | ||
| Epidemic Typhus | 01:30:00 | ||
| Murine (Endemic) Typhus | 01:30:00 | ||
| Other Spotted Fever Rickettsioses | 01:30:00 | ||
| Q Fever | 01:30:00 | ||
| Rickettsialpox | 01:30:00 | ||
| Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) | 01:30:00 | ||
| Scrub Typhus | 01:30:00 | ||
| 25. Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) | |||
| Overview of Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 01:30:00 | ||
| Chancroid | 01:30:00 | ||
| Chlamydial, Mycoplasmal, and Ureaplasmal Mucosal Infections | 01:30:00 | ||
| Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection | 01:30:00 | ||
| Gonorrhea | 01:30:00 | ||
| Granuloma Inguinale | 01:30:00 | ||
| Lymphogranuloma Venereum (LGV) | 01:30:00 | ||
| Sexually Transmitted Enteric Infections | 01:30:00 | ||
| Syphilis | 01:30:00 | ||
| Trichomoniasis | 01:30:00 | ||
| 26. Spirochetes | |||
| Bejel, Pinta, and Yaws | 01:30:00 | ||
| Leptospirosis | 01:30:00 | ||
| Lyme Disease | 01:30:00 | ||
| Rat-Bite Fever | 01:30:00 | ||
| Relapsing Fever | 01:30:00 | ||
| 27. Trematodes (Flukes) | |||
| Introduction to Trematodes (Flukes) | 01:30:00 | ||
| Clonorchiasis | 01:30:00 | ||
| Fascioliasis | 01:30:00 | ||
| Fasciolopsiasis | 01:30:00 | ||
| Heterophyiasis and Related Trematode Infections | 01:30:00 | ||
| Opisthorchiasis | 01:30:00 | ||
| Paragonimiasis | 01:30:00 | ||
| Schistosomiasis | 01:30:00 | ||
| 28. Viruses | |||
| Overview of Viruses | 01:30:00 | ||
| Types of Viral Disorders | 01:30:00 | ||
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