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PTP 216 Basic Microbiology II

ND2 level15 topics

PTP 216 covers 15 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Host-parasite relationships
  2. Immunity and types of immunity
  3. Microbial diseases
  4. Antibacterial therapy
  5. Antimicrobial agents and mechanisms
  6. Selective toxicity and drug resistance
  7. Chemical basis of microorganisms
  8. Microbial metabolism
  9. Cellular respiration and photosynthesis
  10. Microbial cultivation and growth
  11. Factors affecting microbial growth and reproduction
  12. Metabolic pathways
  13. Virology
  14. Virus structure, classification and replication
  15. Viral diseases and immune response

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One topic, as StudyPath teaches it.

Host-parasite relationships

Host‑parasite relationships focus on how parasites exploit hosts, the host’s defensive responses, and the ecological and evolutionary consequences. Mastering these concepts is vital for the NUC CCMAS, NBTE, and NCCE exams because they form the basis for questions on disease transmission, immune defence, and parasite life cycles.

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