23. Classification of microorganisms: General characteristics and taxonomy of Bacteria, Rickettsia, Chlamydia, Viruses and Fungi.
24. Definition of communicable endemic, epidemic and pandemic diseases, carriers, pathogens, opportunists, commensals and colonizers.
25. Micro-organisms responsible for infection of the following organ systems:
26. Central nervous system
27. Respiratory system
28. Gastrointestinal system
29. Genital infections
30. Urinary system
31. Infections of bone and joints
32. Systemic infections
33. Infection of the skin
34. Hepatobiliary and pancreatic infections
35. Zoonosis
36. Pathogenesis, treatment, epidemiology, prevention and control of following organisms.
37. Bacteria: Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Beta hemolytic streptococcus group A & B, Diphtheria sp, Bordetella sp, Bacillus anthracis, Clostridia (perfringens, botulinum, difficile, tetani), Actinomyces israeli, Nocardia asteroides, Neisseria (meningitides and gonorrhoeae), Gardenella vaginalis, Haemophilus influenzae, Mycobacterium tuberculosis and leprae, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella, Proteus, Salmonella, Shigella, Yersinia pestis, Pseudomonas, Vibrio cholera, Vibrio parahemolyticus, Campylobacter jejuni, Helicobacter pylori, Legionella, Lycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydia, Treponema pallidium, Leptospira, Rickettsia sp.
38. Viruses: Enterovirus, Mumps, Herpes, Adenovirus, Measles, Influenza, Parainfluenza, Rhinovirus, Respiratory Syncitial Virus (RSV), Hepatitis A, B, C, D, E, Rotavirus, Astrovirus, Cytomegalo Virus (CMV), Ebstein Barr Virus (EBV), Rubella, Chicken pox, Arbovirus, HIV, Rabies.
39. Fungus: Cryptococcus neoformis