Welcome to Fall 2022

Dear Fall M-20 Students: WELCOME TO MICROBIOLOGY at LACC! Monday, you will receive an email alerting you that our Syllabus and Canvas sight is active. Please peruse the website (click on the links) and look over how the course is organized: HINT: BY EXAM number.. Until then there are a few things that you could do now to prepare; some of them may be found on my "old" website" at hicksmicro@blogspot.com (ignore any not safe or unsafe "site" notifications). Lecture: YOU DO NOT NEED TO BUY A TEXTBOOK or LAB MANUAL! Go to YouTube and subscribe to our hicksmicro YouTube site. Read page 1 of the old website . "My philosophy of Education & How to get an "A" in Microbiology" then move down the page & click on the BLUE button for the MicroDropBox. Inside MicroDropbox go to "Tests & Ancillary Materials." Download a copy of an old edition of our Textbook "Microbiology: Principles & Explorations" by Black and read the textbook Introduction, Chapter 1 "Why Study Microbiology" & Chapter 2 a review of Chemistry - dont panic! We just need you to know basics like: atoms, elements, the Periodic Chart, bonds, molecules & compounds. This is OYO (On your own - no lecture but it will be expected). Laboratory Needs: 1. Go to the LACC Bookstore and purchase the Microbiology-20 Lab Packet. 2. Buy a long sleeve and long torso (to the knee area) WHITE cotton or cotton mix Lab coat (on Amazon for $10 and up). REMEMBER BECAUSE OF BUNSEN BURNERS, IT GETS HOT IN LAB EVEN WITH A/C... the more cotton in the coat the better it "breaths" the more poly material the more you will sweat. 3. Buy a set of colored Pencils 4. Buy a can of "Bon Ami" scouring powder (or "Bartender's Friend" NO OTHER BRANDS, in supermarkets near Ajax etc. 5. Buy a Small hand-held battery fan 6. Buy a small box of matches. 7. Buy a binder for 3 holed papers - NOT A BINDER WITH METAL RINGS, 1 the can hold 1 inch of handouts and worksheets ands has metal tabs the you "bend" to close it. 8. Buy a small bottle of hand sanitizer YOU DO NOT NEED TO BUY LAB FACEMASKS,FACE SHIELDS,or a LAB MANUAL AS WE PROVIDE THEM for you as "loaner materials." Thanks for OPTIONAL: a box of Nitrile Gloves (that fit you) a broad/wide point (NOT FINE POINT) BLACK SHARPEE that clicks closed/no cap. Thanks for taking my class! if you are dedicated and keep trying I will "drag you" to success in Microbiology 20! Emails: hicksmicro@gmail.com in the Subject put last name 1st ID # and a "hook" that indicates the question Text: 213-246-3783 The same as above regarding the info 1st in the text

FE Material 8/22/22

LAST BiWeekly and FE Material Practice Exam to Review (You might see one of these Short answer/Essay Questions -> Short Answer/Essay U, V, W, X and Y)!
Click in the right menu on ESSAYS!  Prepare an outline in advance - get all the points possible!

60% of the NEW MATERIAL questions will be from this which is AFTER Chapters after Ch 10 & 11 - by SHORT ANSWER/MC/brief Essay & Bonus Questions:  - (click here to see practice questions)

ANOTHER GREAT PRACTICE TEST (CLICK HERE)

(1) What is meant by the term SVR, explain it briefly;
(2) List by Genotype the recommended treatments for drug naive patients with Hep C (those appropriate for treatment (see below Hep C "read now");
(3) List at least 3 factors that complicate Hep C treatment (see below Hep C "read now");
(4) List at least 4 factors that is NOT recommended in Hep C treatment (see below Hep C "read now");
(5) Define HIV/AIDS Denialism briefly (Wikipedia link below). List and debunk at least 4 AIDS 
DENIALIST MYTHS & AIDS Denial (click here); MYTHS (use any of these Myths  1-4, 7, 10 or 13);
(6) Know the Sterilization/Disinfection Vocabulary
(7) Know the main antimicrobials by class, their mode of action and whether they are BACTERIOSTATIC or BACTERIOCIDAL (Click HERE to see a worksheet);
(8) Define "Nosocomial Infection" and comment on its importance to Public Health;
(9) List and explain briefly 4 types of non-specific immunity;
(10) List and detail the main function (and when they appear after challenge by an Antigen) of the 5 types of humoral immunity (IgG, IgA, IgM, IgD, and IgE) - (click here to see practice questions)
(11) Explain briefly the major cells involved in cell mediated immunity (Tcells:TCytotoxic; THelper; TSupressor;killer, null cells etc) - (click here to see practice questions)
(12) Be able to distinguish and "pick-out" applications of the following types of immunity: (a) active artificially
acquired immunity (b) passive artificially acquired immunity (c) naturally acquired active immunity (d) passively acquired natural immunity and (e) innate immunity  - (click here to see practice questions)
(13) Recognize, understand and be able to apply the major categories of Disease Transmission: (a) Direct (b) Indirect (c) Vehicle (d) Vector - include such terms as: Horizontal, Vertical, Droplet, Air, Water, Food, Biological and Mechanical (CLICK HERE for another practice FE that covers many of these topics!)

HEP C 
see Ch 10 PP update....After Hep C Treatment "What is next?" (CLICK HERE) 

KNOW the recommendations for each Genotype;
KNOW the contra-indicated treatments for each Genotype;
KNOW the HEP C vocabulary: SVR, average weeks of treatment to cure, how Hep C differs from other viruses making a cure possible, what are the complications to treatment? Summary to come soon!

GO TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE AND READ articles, especially the HIV PrEP articles for your next BW

*KNOW about this important HIV/AIDS TOPIC! (and its main points of pseudoscience) AIDS DENIALISM (or click here)  or MYTHS & AIDS Denial (click here)

FINAL EXAM:

Final Exam Day 
bring your Final Exam Packet, a pen, a #2 pencil with a GOOD ERASER, and a Scantron 884e.

BEST PRACTICE TEST FOR THE LAST BW & FINAL EXAM (Click here)

Your should have confirmed your Genus and species complete your report!
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IMPORTANT VIDEOS FOR THE FINAL EXAM: "The Brain Eaters, And the Band Played On, Herpes: The Invasive Invader, The War on HIV, AIDSVAX, Parasites: Eating Us Alive, Conquest of the Parasites: The 5 Great Neglected Diseases of Man (click here only), Unseen Life on Earth Series (button under MT): Sterilization and Disinfection

GET BUSY!  Finish the last Bonus - the Parasite Studysheet (CLICK HERE for an example - put it in an Excel chart or on cards - but use your own words and make it BRIEF)! - ask me in class...


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