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U.S. ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT

CENTER AND SCHOOL

FORT SAM HOUSTON, TEXAS 78234-

6100

PRINCIPLES OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND

MICROBIOLOGY

SUBCOURSE MD0151 EDITION 100

DEVELOPMENT

This subcourse is approved for resident and correspondence course instruction. It

reflects the current thought of the Academy of Health Sciences and conforms to printed

Department of the Army doctrine as closely as currently possible. Development and

progress render such doctrine continuously subject to change.

ADMINISTRATION

For comments or questions regarding enrollment, student records, or shipments,

contact the Nonresident Instruction Branch at DSN 471-5877, commercial (210) 221-

5877, toll-free 1-800-344-2380; fax: 210-221-4012 or DSN 471-4012, e-mail

accp@amedd.army.mil , or write to:

COMMANDER

AMEDDC&S

2105 11TH STREET SUITE 4192

FORT SAM HOUSTON TX 78234-5064

Approved students whose enrollments remain in good standing may apply to the

Nonresident Instruction Branch for subsequent courses by telephone, letter, or e-mail.

Be sure your social security number is on all correspondence sent to the Academy of

Health Sciences.

CLARIFICATION OF TRAINING LITERATURE TERMINOLOGY

When used in this publication, words such as "he," "him," "his," and "men" are intended

to include both the masculine and feminine genders, unless specifically stated otherwise

or when obvious in context.

ATTN MCCS HSN

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Lesson

Paragraphs

INTRODUCTION

1. INTRODUCTION DISEASE TRANSMISSSION AND

EPIDEMIOLOGY

1-1—1-13

2. PUBLIC HEALTH MIVROBIOLOGY

Section I. Introduction

2-1—2-5

Section II. Bacteria

2-12—2-15

Section IV. Fungi

2-16—2-20

Section V. Protozoa

2-21—2-23

Section VI. Helminths

2-24—2-28

Exercises

3. PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF MICROBIOLOGY

Section I. Microbiology of Water and Sewage

3-1—3-2

Section II. Disinfection and Sterilization

3-3—3-5

Section III. Packaing Micarobiological Specimens

For Shipment

3-6—3-7

Exercises

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Exercises

Section III. Virsus

2-6—2-11

PRINCIPLES OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY

INTRODUCTION

One of the important landmarks in man's struggle to conquer disease was the

invention of the microscope, generally attributed to Anton van Leeuwenhoek of Holland.

Leeuwenhoek described the appearance of protozoa to the Royal Society of London in

1673. Thus, the world became aware of microbial life. Subsequently, Louis Pasteur,

Lord Lister, Robert Koch, and others established the role of microorganisms as the

causative agents of many diseases and developed techniques for determining the

etiology (cause) and preventive measures for many previously uncontrolled diseases.

During the period 1893--1902, several important events occurred in military

medicine that benefited not only the Army, but mankind in general. Under the direction

of Army Surgeon General George Sternberg (also known as "The Father of American

Bacteriology"), Walter Reed, William Gorgas, and other medical officers made dramatic

progress in the etiology and control of typhoid fever, malaria, and yellow fever.

This subcourse introduces the basic principles of disease transmission and

epidemiology--principles which were used by Reed and Gorgas and which are in use

today. It also introduces the student to the study of the microbiological agents, which

are important from a military and public health viewpoint.

Subcourse Components:

This subcourse consists of three lessons.

Lesson 1, Introduction to Disease Transmission and Epidemiology.

Lesson 2, Public Health Microbiology.

Lesson 3, Practical Application of Microbiology

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Study Suggestions :

Here are some suggestions that may be helpful to you in completing this

subcourse:

--Read and study each lesson carefully.

--Complete the subcourse lesson by lesson. After completing each lesson, work

the exercises at the end of the lesson, marking your answers in this booklet.

--After completing each set of lesson exercises, compare your answers with those

on the solution sheet that follows the exercises. If you have answered an exercise

incorrectly, check the reference cited after the answer on the solution sheet to

determine why your response was not the correct one.

Credit Awarded:

To receive credit hours, you must be officially enrolled and complete an

examination furnished by the Nonresident Instruction Branch at Fort Sam Houston,

Texas. Upon successful completion of the examination for this subcourse, you will be

awarded 5 credit hours.

You can enroll by going to the web site http://atrrs.army.mil and enrolling under

"Self Development" (School Code 555).

A listing of correspondence courses and subcourses available through the

Nonresident Instruction Section is found in Chapter 4 of DA Pamphlet 350-59, Army

Correspondence Course Program Catalog. The DA PAM is available at the following

website: http://www.usapa.army.mil/pdffiles/p350-59.pdf .

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