Microbiology - Infectious Diseases

Did you know that everywhere around you, there are tiny microscopic organisms? It's true! They're in the water, in the air, and they're even inside you. Don't worry, most of them are not bad for you, but some of them are, and those are the ones that cause infectious diseases. In this playlist we will go over some fundamental concepts in microbiology, and then focus largely on going through these infectious diseases one at a time, so we can learn about the pathogens that cause them, how their virulence operates, and how we can treat them!

Introduction to the Microbial World.
Microorganisms and Humans: Commensal and Pathogenic Flora.
Taxonomy of Bacteria: Identification and Classification.
Bacterial Pathogenesis: How Bacteria Cause Damage.
Bacterial Infections in Humans.
Food Poisoning: Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli.
Cholera: Vibrio cholerae O1 and O139.
Typhoid Fever: Salmonella typhi.
Anthrax: Bacillus anthracis.
Lyme Disease: Borrelia burgdorferi.
The Plague: Yersinia pestis.
Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB): Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Legionnaires’ Disease: Legionella pneumophila.
Gonorrhea: Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
Syphilis: Treponema pallidum.
Whooping Cough: Bordetella pertussis.
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever: Rickettsia rickettsii.
Introduction to Virology and Viral Classification.
Virus-Cell Interactions Part 1: Productive vs. Non-Productive.
Virus-Cell Interactions Part 2: Multicellular Hosts.
Routes of Viral Transmission.
The Common Cold (Rhinovirus).
Influenza (The Flu).
Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV-1 and HSV-2).
Chickenpox and Shingles (Varicella-Zoster Virus).
Mononucleosis (Epstein-Barr Virus).
Hepatitis A (Hepatovirus A).
Poliomyelitis (Poliovirus).
Smallpox (Variola Virus).
Measles (Genus Morbillivirus).
Rabies (Genus Lyssavirus).
West Nile Virus (Genus Flavivirus).
Human Papillomavirus (HPV).
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
Ebola Virus (EVD).
Zika Virus (Genus Flavivirus).
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19).
The History of Microscopy.
Light Microscopy: Function and Utility.
Electron Microscopy (TEM and SEM).
Widefield and Confocal Fluorescence Microscopy.