Public Health Microbiology

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Dr. Monali Priyadarsini Mishra

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Course Name : CUTM1740- Public Heath Microbiology

Code(Credit) :(3-1-0)

Course Objectives

  • To learn the occurrence, abundance and distribution of microorganism in the community and their role in the associated with Public health and also learn different methods for their detection and characterization.
  • To understand the basic principles of environment microbiology and be able to apply these principles to understanding and solving environmental problems – Water pollution and waterborne diseases,    Air pollution and airborne infections.

Learning Outcomes

  • Understanding the role of microbiologist in public health
  • Study of Air borne & water borne infection

Course Syllabus

Module- 1 

Introduction to Public Health: Definition, scope, concept and importance of public health microbiology, Roles of microbiologist in public health, Concept of health and disease, Indicators of health, Microbial association of water, air and soil, Basic concept on pollution (air, water, noise, radiation and waste pollution) and public health hazard in the community.

Practice:

  1. Isolation and identification of microorganism from different food products: meat, canned juice, milk, cheese and ice cream.
  2. Isolation and Identification of microorganisms (hospital acquired infection)

Module- 2

Air Borne Infections:

  1. Introduction: Air and its composition, Microbial air pollution, Sources of air pollution & control, Indicator of air pollution – WHO guide line (microbial pollution).
  2. Air borne diseases: Transmission of pathogens, Respiratory infection (Viral, bacterial, fungal), Sources of infection, characters of organisms and controls of: Bacterial pneumonia, Diphtheria, Tuberculosis, Influenza, Measles.
  3. Method of measuring microorganisms in air.

Practice:

  1. Selection, collection, perseveration and transportation of samples from thecommunity to the laboratory.

Module- 3 

Water Borne Infections:

  1. Introduction: Definition of wholesome and safe water, Nature, cycle, sources, importance and quality (WHO guide line) of water. Water pollution and sanitation,
  2. Microorganisms in water: Transmission of pathogens, Water borne diseases (Viral, bacterial, protozoal), Sources of infection, characters of organisms and control of: Hepatitis, Cholera, Typhoid, Amoebiasis, Giardiasis, Poliomyeliti. Water Pollution Control.
  3. Method of Measuring Microorganisms in Water. Water Treatment, Control of Water Borne Diseases.

Practice:

  1. Isolation and Identification of microorganisms from air.
  2. Isolation and Identification of microorganisms from water and evaluation of water quality

 

Suggested References

  1. A Text Book of Microbiology, by Ghimire P. & Parajuli K. VidhyarthiPustakBhandar Publication, Kathmandu.
  2. Text Book of Social and Preventive Medicine by Park JE and Park K
  3. Evidence Based Public Health by Brownson, RC., Baker, EA., Leet. TL., Follespie. KN, Oxford University Press
  4. The Quest for Health, Educational Enterprises, Kathmandu, by Dixit H.
  5. Epidemiology for Public Health Practice, by Friis, RH., and Sellers, TA, 2nd Edition, Gaithersburg, MD: Aspen Publication,
  6. Modern Food Microbiology, by Jay, J, H 3rd Edition CBS Publication and Distributors Delhi 1987.
  7. Introduction to Soil Microbiology, Martin Alecender, by Academic press, 1961.

Session Plan

Session 1

Introduction to Public Health: Definition, scope, concept and importance of public health microbiology

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_eWESXTnic

Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JWku3Kjpq0

Presentation: https://www.slideshare.net/harikafle944/introduction-to-public-health-63662456

Session 2

Session 3

Session 4

Session 5

Session 6

Basic concept on pollution (air, water, noise, radiation and waste pollution

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-Xv3JP4C6Y

Presentation: https://www.slideshare.net/100002907643874/pollution-and-its-types

Session 7

Practice:

Isolation and identification of microorganism from different food products: meat, canned juice, milk, cheese and ice cream.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKbS7YisunM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvCuPPsyb4E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loyeVy1D-3o

Practice:

Isolation and Identification of microorganisms (hospital acquired infection)

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtkX0Pl1X-4&t=84s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXeCRWTn7n4&t=116s

Session 8

Session 9

Session 10

Session 11

WHO guide line (microbial pollution).

Presentation: https://www.slideshare.net/farahbain/chapter-2-indoor-and-outdoor-air-pollution

Session 12

Session 13

Session 14

Session 15

Session 16

Sources of infection, characters of organisms and controls of: Bacterial pneumonia

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbJHhBIkp2w

Presentation: https://www.slideshare.net/saeidzaxo/infections-of-the-respiratory-system

Session 17

Session 18

Session 19

Session 20

Session 21

Practice:

Selection, collection, perseveration and transportation of samples from the community to the laboratory

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7W1WdXq-fI&t=247s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FatYUa_HNx8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NE6fepDgc8E

Session 22

Introduction: Definition of wholesome and safe water

Source: http://ecoursesonline.iasri.res.in/mod/page/view.php?id=20605

Session 23

Session 24

Session 25

Session 26

Microorganisms in water: Transmission of pathogens

Presentation: https://www.slideshare.net/alubajessabeth/water-microbiology-59925309

Session 27

Session 28

Session 29

Session 30

Sources of infection, characters of organisms and control of: Hepatitis

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fpeg0joWaEk

Presentation: https://www.slideshare.net/NikhilVaishnav3/hepatitis-128140979

Session 31

Session 32

Session 33

Session 34

Session 35

Session 36

Water Pollution Control

Text Book of Social and Preventive Medicine by Park Pg-705

https://www.slideshare.net/rekhagoyal7564/ppt-rekha

Session 37

Method of Measuring Microorganisms in Water. Water Treatment

Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gvl_Qvsr3z4

Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpDjGCsmxZI

Session 38

Practice:

Isolation and Identification of microorganisms from air

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Na3fJoz2Ytg

Practice:

Isolation and Identification of microorganisms from water and evaluation of water quality

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Y6wrH9oCMY

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Dr. Monali Priyadarsini Mishra is currently working as Assistant Professor in CUTM, Bhubaneswar. Her area of research belongs to “Clinical and Applied Microbiology, Biotechnology, Phytochemistry”. She has completed her Ph.D. from Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar. She has authored several scientific papers in peer-reviewed international journals. Currently, She is working on some biologically active antimicrobial […]