Microbiology is the study of microorganisms that are too small to be seen with the naked eye. Microbiology has proven to be one of the most important disciplines in biology making it possible to identify how some of the organisms could cause disease, discover how to treat them with antibiotics and even use of some microbes for humans diets and industries.
Microbes keep on evolving to cause new diseases. The most recent pandemic outbreaks, the 2003 SARS pandemic caused by the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-1) and the current ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19, has significantly changed the world.
This textbook has been structured keeping in mind the students. It provides a solid background of the subject of microbiology. Fascinating images and conceptual diagrams have been used that support the text concisely and provide a clear insight into fundamental concepts and understanding of microbes. A unique feature of the book is that every chapter has key points, important questions. It contains up-to-date information about infectious diseases, their causative agents, treatment and preventive measures including vaccines.
This book can also be used as a ready reckoner by students of MSc. nursing.
Spread in 80 chapters under five units covering all aspects of microbiology for BSc nursing students:
UNIT I : Introduction: Principles, historical development of microbiology, and its importance to nursing.
UNIT II: General characteristics, classification and identification of microorganisms.
UNIT III: Methods of infection control and role of a nurse in hospital-acquired infections/nosocomial control programme.
UNIT IV: Disease producing organisms: Bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites and rodent vectors, and collection of clinical specimens for diagnosis.
UNIT V : Immunity: Concept, types/classification, serological tests, immunization, and immunization/vaccination schedule.
Microbes keep on evolving to cause new diseases. The most recent pandemic outbreaks, the 2003 SARS pandemic caused by the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-1) and the current ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19, has significantly changed the world.
This textbook has been structured keeping in mind the students. It provides a solid background of the subject of microbiology. Fascinating images and conceptual diagrams have been used that support the text concisely and provide a clear insight into fundamental concepts and understanding of microbes. A unique feature of the book is that every chapter has key points, important questions. It contains up-to-date information about infectious diseases, their causative agents, treatment and preventive measures including vaccines.
This book can also be used as a ready reckoner by students of MSc. nursing.
Spread in 80 chapters under five units covering all aspects of microbiology for BSc nursing students:
UNIT I : Introduction: Principles, historical development of microbiology, and its importance to nursing.
UNIT II: General characteristics, classification and identification of microorganisms.
UNIT III: Methods of infection control and role of a nurse in hospital-acquired infections/nosocomial control programme.
UNIT IV: Disease producing organisms: Bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites and rodent vectors, and collection of clinical specimens for diagnosis.
UNIT V : Immunity: Concept, types/classification, serological tests, immunization, and immunization/vaccination schedule.
Table of Contents
Unit I: Introduction to Microbiology
Unit II: General Characteristics of Microorganisms
Unit III: Infection Control
Unit IV A: bacteria-medical bacteriology
Unit IV B: Viruses-Medical Virology
Unit IV C: FUNGI-MEDICAL MYCOLOGY
Unit IV D: PARASITES AND ARTHROPODS OF MEDICAL SIGNIFICANCE
Unit IV E: Diagnostic-clinical microbiology
Unit V: Fundamentals of immunology
Author
K.R. Aneja: - MSc, PhD, FBS, FPSI, FMSI, FIMS, FSBA, formerly Prof and Chairman, is currently a Member of RPC Meeting and Expert member of PEG of the ICFRE for 2 and 5 years, respectively. He served as the Governor's/Chancellor's nominee for teacher's selection at Punjabi University, Patiala, and past President of MSI and Recorder of ISCA and Chairman of Microbiology Dept for 11 years, guided 21 PhD students, published 170 research papers/reviews, authored/edited 11 books and 2 manuals by international and national publishers. He is the recipient of INSA-Royal Society Academic Exchange Fellowship, Rashtriya Gaurav award, Best Citizens of India award, ISWS Lecture Award and E.J. Butler's Lecture Award. Prof Aneja has recently been selected for the prestigious Life Time Achievement Award 2022 by the Mycological Society of India and will be honoured with this Award at the ensuing Conference to be held in November this year.Sushma Aneja: - HES, retired Principal from DIET, Kurukshetra and served Haryana Education Department for 28 years. She had qualified in Alternative Systems of Medicine in Compound Homeopathy from the Institute of Health Sciences, Kolkata (WB) and had been a registered medical practitioner in homeopathy since 2017.
