 
Class of 2017
 Go Back | | Session Title: | | Physiology and Pathogenesis: Fungi, Parasites | | | Teaching Hours: | | Teaching and Learning Methods | Total Scheduled Hours = 1
Lecture = 1 | | Description: | | | Physiology and Pathogenesis: Fungi, Parasites |
| Blueprint ID | Learning Objectives | | 7647 | Define superficial, cutaneous, subcutaneous, invasive and opportunistic mycoses | | 7648 | Describe the clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment of the following mycoses: i. Candida; ii. Histoplasma; iii.Blastomyces; vi. Coccidioides
| | 7649 | Define intermediate host, definitive host and vector | | 7703 | Describe the microscopic and macroscopic characteristics of fungi | | 7704 | Describe the fungal environmental niche | | 7705 | Classify major groups of fungi: yeast, mold, dimorphic fungi | | 7706 | Define three means that fungi produce disease | | 7707 | Describe the depths of penetration of fungal disease | | 7709 | Recognize the importance of a parasite’s life cycle, with focus on Plasmodium spp. (Malaria) | | 7710 | Distinguish parasites as being a protozoan or helminth | | 7711 | Describe important characteristics (epidemiology, transmission, disease manifestations, diagnostic techniques, and first line treatment) for each parasite group: Protozoans (Intestinal, Blood, Tissue, Kinetoplasts) and Helminths (Nematodes, Cestodes, Trematodes) | | 7712 | Identify these organisms based on select clinical and/or diagnostic findings: Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia, Leishmania spp., Ascaris lumbricoides, Strongyloides stercoralis, and Schistosoma spp. | | |
| Blueprint ID | Course Goals | | 7416 | Integrate basic and clinical sciences as they relate to common clinical encounters and patient symptoms
Linked Program Competencies
To This Course Goal: me-6 | | me-6 | Medical Expert
Apply knowledge of the clinical, socio-behavioural, and fundamental biomedical sciences relevant to a clinical problem. |
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