SEMESTER – III
SEC– 1
APMB 234 PUBLIC HEALTH MICROBIOLOGY (2 credits)
Unit - I
Introduction to public health: definition, scope, concept and importance of public health microbiology – roles of microbiologist in public health – microbial association of water, air and soil.
Unit - II
Air borne infections: air and its composition – indoor air – outdoor air – air borne diseases (bacterial, fungal and viral) – methods of enumeration of microorganisms in air – air sanitation.
Unit - III
Water borne infections: kinds of water – water borne diseases (viral, bacterial, protozoan) – methods of enumeration of microorganisms in water – indicator organism – water treatment, control of water borne diseases.
Unit - IV
Food borne diseases: definition and importance of food hygiene – types (spoilage of meat and its products, milk and dairy product, fish and fish products and eggs) – role of microorganisms in food spoilage and poisoning – food borne diseases – types of food borne diseases – food poisoning – food borne infection.
Unit - V
Hospital acquired infection: Prophylactic immunization – disposal of infective hospital and laboratory materials – monitoring of sanitation in community – techniques used for the diagnosis of hospital acquired infection.
Text books
1. Ghimire P. and Parajuli K. (2005) A Text Book of Microbiology, Vidhyarthi Pustak Bhandar Publication, Kathmandu.
2. Brownson, R.C., Baker, E.A., Leet T.L. and Follespie K.N. (2003) Evidence Based Public Health, Oxford University Press.
Reference books
1. Engelkirk P.G. and Duben-Engelkirk J. (2015) Burton’s Microbiology for the Health Sciences, 10th Edn. Wolters Kluwer Health.
2. Park K. (2017) Parks Text Book of Preventive and Social Medicine, Banarsidas Bhanot Publishers.
3. Jay J.M., Loessner, M.J. and Golden D.A. (2005) Modern Food Microbiology, 7th Edn. Springer.