COURSE Code: BIOS 102
1 Credits
Course Description
In order to prevent the spread of infection to themselves, their colleagues, and to others, it is necessary for health care and funeral service workers to understand certain fundamental concepts of microbiology. This course will introduce the student to the common micro-organisms, their unique characteristics, and their relationship to the human population. Also discussed will be the modes of transmission of a select group of pathogenic micro-organisms, the prevention and control of infection, and the body's defence mechanisms.
