Microbiology and ImmunologyLaajuus (2 ECTS)

Objective

Students are able to explain the legislation related to infection control, and organization of infection control work in Finland. They know the mechanism of the most common infectious diseases and pathogens, especially in the skin, mucous membranes and limbs. They describe the functioning of the defense system, especially at the cellular level in the blood and lymph. They know the transmission pathways of pathogens, and are able to describe the disease and symptoms, and know the basics of protection against infections. Students interpret the most common laboratory test.

Content

Microbiology and immunology
Legislation related to infection control, and organization of infection control work in Finland
Clinical microbiology as a discipline and its role in the osteopath’s work
Asepsis in the osteopath’s work
Endogenous and exogenous infection pathways of microbes causing infections
Viruses, fungi, yeasts and bacteria, and their role in osteopath’s work
Infectious disease and pathogens, normal flora
Disorders of the normal flora and rebalancing it
Functioning of the defense system in the blood and lymph
Infections in children, the elderly and others in good general health
Bone, muscle and joint infections, autoimmune diseases
Infections of the skin, mucous membranes and limbs
Respiratory infections
Laboratory diagnostics of infections, results and interpretation
Effect of alertness on immune defense, psychoneuroimmunology
The role of the thyroid gland in the body’s defense mechanism
The importance of the microbiome for human health
Epigenetics

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

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Assessment criteria, good (3)

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Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

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Assessment criteria, approved/failed

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