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Foundations in microbiology
Most of you are probably taking this course as a prerequisite to nursing, dental hygiene, medicine, pharmacy, optometry, physician assistant, or other health science programs. Because you are preparing for professions that involve interactions with patients, you will be concerned with infection control and precautions, which in turn requires you to think about microbes and how to manage them. This means you must not only be knowledgeable about the characteristics of bacteria, viruses, and other microbes, their physiology, and primary niches in the world, but you must also have a grasp of disease transmission, the infectious process,
disinfection procedures, and drug treatments. You will need to understand how the immune system interacts with microorganisms and the effects of immunization.
All of these areas bring their own vocabulary and language—much of it new to you—and mastering it will require time, motivation, and preparation. A valid question students often ask is: “How can I learn this information to increase my success in the course as well as retain it for the future?”
Right from the first, you need to be guided by how your instructor has organized your course. Since there is more information than could be covered in one semester or quarter, your instructor will select what he/she wants to emphasize and construct a reading and problem assignment that corresponds to lectures and discussion
sessions. Many instructors have a detailed syllabus or study guide that directs the class to specific content areas and vocabulary words. Others may have their own website to distribute assignments and even sample exams. Whatever materials are provided, this should be your primary guide in preparing to study.
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