UNIVERSITY OF CAGAYAN VALLEY

College of Health
Tuguegarao City, Cagayan

SYLLABUS

Course: MICRO/PARA Total Number of Units:5 Units No. of Contact Hours/Week: 3 hours (Lecture)/6 hours (Lab)

Course Name: MICROBIOLOGY AND PARASITOLOGY Lecture: Lecture 3 hrs – Lab 6 hrs

Course Description: This course is designed to assist students in the study of important microorganisms and parasites. It explains the physiology and pathogenic properties of
bacteria, fungi, and viruses as an introduction to disease causation, their biology, the infections they cause, host response to these infections and their mode of transmission,
prevention, treatment, and nursing responsibilities. The laboratory experiences provide specimen collection, handling, and processing of specimens for isolation and
identification of microorganisms and parasites involved in the infectious processes.

Prerequisite: General Chemistry, Anatomy & Physiology

I. Course Objectives: At the end of the course and given simulated/actual situations/conditions, the student will be able to:
1. Apply the concepts and principles of microbiology and parasitology in the care of individuals.
2. Utilize principles and techniques in the collection, handling of specimens and identification of microorganisms and parasites involved in the infectious
processes.

II. Vision – Mission of the College of Health:

Vision

The College of Health envisions to prepare professionals who are God-loving, competent, and responsible practitioners in providing health care and technological services
and can function effectively for expanded and emerging role in any global setting where their orientation is practiced.

Mission

Guided by this vision, the College of Health is committed to form midwives’ graduates who are able to function in the first level position of nursing responsibilities in any
health setting like the hospital clinics and health centers, in the home and in the community. Student graduate as they develop their skills in planning, organizing, directing,
coordinating, supervisions, assisting or giving health care directly or indirectly.

Evidently, the institution and college purposes and objectives are clearly enunciated, these are disseminated through their publication in all the operational manuals of the
institution.
 Course Content Learning Objectives Activities/Strategies Evaluation Values Integrated Laboratory Title and Time
Measure Procedure Frame
Prelim Coverage On Completion of this
I. Introduction to Microbiology section, the learner will be Lecture Discussion CLASS STANDING Appreciation of the Use And Care of The 3 hours Lec
and Parasitology able to: Visual/Video (RECITATION) importance of Microscope
a. Define Microbiology Presentation Microbiology and
A. Definition of Microbiology and Parasitology. QUIZZES (paper Parasitology Microscopic
and Parasitology and pencil) Appearance of The Cell
b. Discuss the significance Social and Health
B. Importance of Microbiology of Microbiology and MOVE SYSTEM Consciousness Microscopic
and Parasitology Parasitology. EXAMINATION Appearance of
Bacterial Staining
C. Career fields in Microbiology c. Enumerate career fields PAPER
and Parasitology in Microbiology and REQUIREMENTS
1. agricultural Parasitology and their
2. industrial implications and CASE STUDIES
3. environmental significance.
4. medical and clinical TERM EXAMS
5. sanitary
6. veterinary microbiology
D. Pioneers in Microbiology and
their contributions d. Appreciate the
1. Anton Van Leeuwenhoek contributions of the
2. Louis Pasteur pioneers in microbiology.
3. Robert Koch
4. John Tyndall

II. Microbial Morphology and Lecture Discussion Awareness of the 6 hours Lec
Classification different types of
A. Categories of Cellular On Completion of this Compare and microbes.
Microorganisms section, the learner will be Contrast
1. prokaryotes able to:
2. eukaryotes a. Differentiate cellular
from acellular
B. Classification of Acellular microorganisms. Small Group
Microorganisms Discussion
1. viroids
 2. prions b. Understand how
3. viruses microorganisms reproduce
or replicate.
C. Reproduction of
Microorganisms
D. Characteristics of Bacteria Brainstorming Imbibing Accuracy 6 hours lec
1. morphology in microbial
2. staining reactions Video Clips identification.
3. motility Presentation
4. colonial morphology a. Distinguish the
5. other special structures: cell characteristics of bacteria,
wall, glycocalyx, flagellum, protozoa, fungi, algae.
cilium, pilus, and endospore
E. Protozoa b. Enumerate medical
1. characteristics significance of bacteria,
2. medical significance protozoa, fungi, algae.
F. Fungi
1. characteristics
2. medical significance
G. Algae
1. characteristics
2. medical significance

Midterm Coverage
III. Control of Microbial
Growth (In Vitro)

A. Microbial growth Lecture Discussion CLASS STANDING Realizing duties 3 hours lec
requirements (RECITATION) and responsibilities Culture Media
1. nutritional requirements On Completion of this Small Group in the control of Preparation
2. atmospheric requirements section, the learner will be Discussion QUIZZES (paper microbial growth.
3. temperature requirements able to: and pencil) Organism In Our
a. Discuss microbial Environment
B. Factors affecting microbial growth requirements. MOVE SYSTEM
growth. EXAMINATION Source Of Infection
-availability of nutrients b. List the factors affecting
-temperature microbial growth PAPER Isolation Of Pure
-moisture REQUIREMENTS Culture
-pH c. Trace the interplay
C. Bacterial population and between the factors CASE STUDIES
growth phases identified.
D. Definition of TERM EXAMS
-sterilization d. Define the following
-disinfection terms related to control of
-microbicidal agent microbial growth.
-microbistatic agent
-aseptic technique Strengthening
-pasteurization knowledge on the
-sanitation control of microbial
growth.
E. Control of microbial growth
1. physical means
-heat
-cold d. List means of
-desiccation controlling microbial
-radiation growth.
-ultrasonic waves
-filtration e. Realize the importance
-gaseous atmosphere of controlling growth of
2. chemical methods microbes. Lecture Discussion Underpinning 3 hours lec
-disinfections knowledge on
-antiseptics Group Work commonly used
antimicrobials.
IV. Antimicrobial Therapy (In
Vivo)
A. Spectrum of antimicrobial
activity On Completion of this
section, the learner will be
B. Mechanisms of action of able to:
antimicrobials a. Trace the mechanisms of
action of antimicrobials.
C. Commonly used antimicrobial
drugs. b. Enumerate commonly
-antibacterial drugs used antimicrobials.
-antifungal drugs
-antiviral drugs c. Practice common drugs 3 hours lec
-antiprotozoal drugs and their indications
-anthelminthic drugs nursing responsibilities in
their use.
V. Microbial Pathogenicity and
Epidemiology
A. Definition of the following:
-infectious, contagious, and
communicable disease On Completion of this
-incidence vs prevalence section, the learner will be
-mortality rate vs morbidity rate able to:
-epidemic vs endemic a. Differentiate:
-pandemic vs sporadic -infectious, contagious, Value of Life and
and communicable disease its Fragility
B. Chain of Infection -incidence vs prevalence
(Components) -mortality rate vs
-pathogen morbidity rate
-reservoir -epidemic vs endemic
-portal of entry -pandemic vs sporadic
-mode of transmission
-portal of exit b. Master the chain of
-susceptible host infection.
Lecture Discussion Accuracy in 3 hours lec
C. Infections c. Understand the performing
-hospital-acquired and significance of the chain of SGD (Small Group infection control
community-acquired infection. Discussion procedures.

VI. Preventing the spread of

infectious diseases. d. Compare hospital-
acquired and community-
A. Definition of terms: acquired infections.
-asepsis
-aseptic technique
-sterile technique On Completion of this
-clean technique section, the learner will be
-nosocomial infection able to:
-community-acquired infection a. Define the terms:
-asepsis
B. Areas in the hospital where -aseptic technique
infections are most probable: -sterile technique
-emergency room -clean technique
-delivery room -nosocomial infection
-nursery room -community-acquired
-operating room infection 3 hours lec
-central supply area
-intensive care unit b. Identify areas in the
hospital where infections
C. Most vulnerable patients in are most probable.
hospital
-premature infants and c. Be aware of the most
newborns vulnerable patients in
-women in labor and delivery hospital.
-surgical and burn patients
-diabetic and cancer patients d. Practice infection
-AIDS patients control procedures in the
-paralyzed patients RLE.

D. Infection control procedures e. Distinguish the diverse

-medical asepsis/clean technique sources of clinical CLASS STANDING
-surgical asepsis/sterile technique specimens. (RECITATION)
-isolation technique
E. Proper Diagnosis of Infectious f. Identify appropriate QUIZZES (paper
diseases using clinical specimens. nursing responsibilities in and pencil)
-blood the collection of specific
-urine clinical specimens. MOVE SYSTEM
-cerebrospinal fluid Lecture Discussion EXAMINATION 3 hours
-throat discharges g. Recognize the Appreciation of
-feces implications of clinical Video Clip PAPER nurses’ role in the Conditions Affecting
-genital secretions specimen results for the Presentation REQUIREMENTS care of clients Growth of Bacteria
-sputum diagnosis and treatment of
infectious diseases. CASE STUDIES Effects Of Chemical
Agent on Bacteria
TERM EXAMS
Effects of Antibiotic on
Final Coverage On Completion of this Bacteria
section, the learner will be
VII. Helminths able to:
A. Classification of Helminths A. Identify and discuss the
- Nematodes different classifications of
- Cestodes helminths
- Trematodes
B. Diseases caused by the b. Enumerate and discuss
Helminths diseases caused by
C. Treatments and Prevention parasitic worms
D. Home remedies
c. Enumerate commonly
used antimicrobials.
 d. Practice home remedies
against parasitic worms

VIII. Human defenses against a. Define the terms:

infections -infection and infectious
A. Definition of the following: disease
-infection and infectious disease -localized and systemic
-localized and systemic infection infection
-acute, subacute, and chronic -acute, subacute, and
infection chronic infection
-latent infection -latent infection
-primary infection -primary infection Lecture Discussion 3 hours
-secondary infection -secondary infection
-immunity -immunity Group Dynamics

B. Non-specific host defense a. Discuss non-specific and

mechanisms: specific host defense
mechanisms
1. First line of defense
-skin and mucous membrane b. Identify the common
-cellular and chemical factors medications in cellular
-microbial antagonism aberrations and acute
2. Second line of defense biologic crisis/Multi-organ
-fever failure.
-inflammation
-transferring c. Trace the inflammatory
-interferon response mechanisms.

C. Specific Host defense

mechanisms
1. Third line of defense
-antigen and antibody Lecture Discussion

D. Humoral and Cell-mediated Video Clips 3 hours

immunity Presentation
E. Classes of Immunoglobulins
IX. Infectious diseases of the On Completion of this
Integumentary system and section, the learner will be
special sense organs able to:
a. Identify Infectious
1. summary of the anatomy and diseases of the
physiology of the integumentary Integumentary system and
system and selected special sense special sense organs.
organs
2. microbial ecology of the skin b. Recognize the causative
and selected special sense organs agents of the diseases
3. exanthems, enanthems,
dermatitis, folliculitis, furuncle, c. List signs and symptoms
furunculosis, conjunctivitis, of the disease
keratoconjunctivitis, otitis, and
carbuncle d. Determine common
4. varicella/chickenpox, medical and nursing
rubeola/measles, rubella/German interventions for the
measles, roseola infantum, disease
leprosy, warts, cutaneous
anthrax, dermatohytosis,
conjunctivitis, otitis media

X. Infectious diseases of the

Nervous system
1. summary of the anatomy and On Completion of this
physiology of the central and section, the learner will be
peripheral nervous system able to:
2. microbial ecology of the a. Identify Infectious Lecture Discussion
nervous system diseases of the Nervous
3. encephalitis, system. Video Clips 3 hours
encephalomyelitis, meningitis, b. Recognize the causative Presentation
meningo-encephalitis, and agents of the diseases
myelitis c. List signs and symptoms
4. rabies/Lyssa, TB meningitis, of the disease
meningococcal meningitis d. Determine common
medical and nursing
XI. Infectious diseases of the interventions for the
Gastrointestinal system disease
1. summary of the anatomy and
physiology of the GI system
2. microbial ecology of the GI On Completion of this
system section, the learner will be
3. dental carries, gingivitis, able to:
periodontitis, colitis, diarrhea, a. Identify Infectious
dysentery, enteritis, gastritis, diseases of the GI system.
gastroenteritis, and hepatitis b. Recognize the causative
4. poliomyelitis/infantile agents of the diseases Lecture Discussion
paralysis, bacterial gastritis, c. List signs and symptoms
typhoid fever, cholera, hepatitis of the disease Video Clips
A, hepatitis E, bacillary d. Determine common Presentation
dysentery/Shigellosis, intestinal medical and nursing
amoebiasis, pinworm infection/ interventions for the
oxyuriasis/ enterobiasis, disease
ascariasis, whipworm
infection/trichuriasis, food
poisoning syndromes
(Staphylococcal Food poisoning
and Food Botulism)

XII. Infectious diseases of the

Cardiovascular and Lymphatic
systems
1. summary of the anatomy and
physiology of the Cardiovascular
and Lymphatic systems
2. microbial ecology of the On Completion of this 3 hour
Cardiovascular and Lymphatic section, the learner will be
systems able to:
3. bacteremia, septicemia, a. Identify Infectious
endocarditis, myocarditis, diseases of the
pericarditis, lymphadenitis, Cardiovascular and
lymphadenopathy, lymphangitis Lymphatic systems.
4. AIDS, HIV infection, b. Recognize the causative
tetanus/lockjaw, leptospirosis, agents of the diseases
schistosomiasis/snail fever, c. List signs and symptoms
dengue fever syndrome/dengue of the disease
hemorrhagic fever, dengue shock d. Determine common
syndrome, filariasis, malaria medical and nursing
interventions for the
XIII. Infectious diseases of the disease
Respiratory system
1. summary of the anatomy and
physiology of the Respiratory
system On Completion of this
2. microbial ecology of the section, the learner will be
Respiratory system able to:
3. bronchitis, bronchopneumonia, a. Identify Infectious
epiglotitis, laryngitis, pharyngitis, diseases of the Respiratory
pneumonia, sinusitis system.
4. diphtheria, typical and atypical b. Recognize the causative
pneumonia, influenza, PTB, agents of the diseases
pertussis/whooping cough, avian c. List signs and symptoms
influenza (AI), severe acute of the disease
respiratory syndrome (SARS) d. Determine common
medical and nursing
XIV. Infectious Diseases of the interventions for the
Genitourinary System disease
1. summary of the anatomy and
physiology of the genitourinary
system On Completion of this
2. microbial ecology of the section, the learner will be
genitourinary system able to:
3. urinary tract system, cystitis, a. Identify Infectious
nephritis, urethritis, prostatitis, diseases of the
bartholinitis, cervicitis, Genitourinary system.
vulvaganitis, and STDs/ venereal b. Recognize the causative
diseases/STIs agents of the diseases
4. syphilis, gonorrhoea, c. List signs and symptoms
trichomoniasis of the disease
d. Determine common
medical and nursing
interventions for the
disease

III. Equipment, Materials, Teaching Aids: IV. References:

PowerPoint Presentations, Flip Charts, 1. Microbiology for Health Sciences by Burton et. al. 7th Edition. Copyright 2004
Whiteboard Markers, 2. Focus on Pathophysiology by Barbara Bullock. 2000
Visual Aids, Dummies, Video Clips, 3. Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology by Elaine Marieb. 9th Edition. Copyright 2010
Films/Movies
Prepared by: Reviewed by: Recommending Approval Approved by:

Vivian P. Tumaliuan MAED, MABio Catherine Maribbay, RN, ADRIANE GABRIELLE S. PEREZ, ADRIANE GABRIELLE S. PEREZ,
Instructor MSN RN, RM, MSN RN, RM, MSN
Clinical Coordinator Dean, COH OIC, Vice President for Academics