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Structure, life cycle and identification of the following protozoa, Plasmodium spp. Toxoplasma gondii, Asospora horninis and belli Entaemoeba histolytica and gingivitis, Opportunistic pathogenic Amoeba, Non-pathogenic Amoeba, Giardia intestinalis, Trichomonas spp. Chilomatix mesnilli, Balantidium coli, Trypanasoma spp. Leishmania spp. Practical Protozoology. Thin and thick films. Staining techniques, Giemsa, Wrights, Field’s and Leishman’s Stains. Wet ‘mounts and identification of trophozoites, Cysts of E. histolytica, Giardia, Trichomonas, B. coli.

DNA/RNA viral families, members and diseases caused. Influenza, poliomyelitis, smallpox, measles, yellow fever, Lassa fever, mumps, rubella, dengue, Herpes I and II, Hepatitis B and C, Ebola. HIV and SARS-COV-2/CORONA Viruses and other viruses of public health interest. Diagnostic tests such as serological and molecular techniques, ELISA and PCR. Complement fixation test (CFT), neutralisation test (NT), haemagglutination test (HAT). Cytopathic effect (CPE) in tissue cultures. Chemotherapeutic agents, vaccines available for the treatment and prevention of viral diseases as well as other preventive procedures available.

Diabetes mellitus. Risk factors. Pathogenesis. Clinical features and presentations. Complications. Investigations. Management. Hypothalamic. Pituitary. Adrenal-thyroid axis. Disorders of the hypothalamus. Disorders of the pituitary gland. Disorders of the thyroid gland. Disorders of calcium metabolism. Inborn errors of metabolism. Gout and wilson’s disease.

Overview of nitrogen metabolism. Biosynthesis of amino acids. Molecules derived from amino acids and biosynthesis and degradation of nucleotides.

Definition of terms, bacterial genetic materials. Genetic Code. Transcription and translation. Mechanism of gene transfer. Transformation. Transduction. Conjugation. Genetic basis of variation. Bacteriophages. Genetic basis of drug resistance.

Moral Philosophy. Clinical ethics and professionalism. Communication/interviewing skills healthcare delivery as an inter-disciplinary profession. Human resource for health. Introduction to the roles of various healthcare specialists in MHD, complimentary and alternate Medicine, human Nutrition, critical care medicine, psychology, complementary and Alternative Medicine. Herbal and traditional medicine. Spiritual medicine. Energy and mind-body medicine. Biologically based medical practice. Public health aspects of CAM. Medical jurisprudence and professional liability issues.

Moral Philosophy. Clinical ethics and professionalism. Communication/interviewing skills healthcare delivery as an inter-disciplinary profession. Human resource for health. Introduction to the roles of various healthcare specialists in MHD, complimentary and alternate Medicine, human Nutrition, critical care medicine, psychology, complementary and Alternative Medicine. Herbal and traditional medicine. Spiritual medicine. Energy and mind-body medicine. Biologically based medical practice. Public health aspects of CAM. Medical jurisprudence and professional liability issues.

Introduction to neonatology and vital statistics. Normal newborn and changes at birth. Outsized baby. Preterm, low birth weight. Macrosomia definitions, problems and management. Neonatal sepsis and tetanus. Common neonatal metabolic problems, introduction, pathophysiology, hypoglycaemia, hypocalcaemia, hypomagnesemia. Prenatal diagnosis and genetic counselling. Common chromosomal abnormalities, introduction, review physiology.

Electrolyte imbalance. Clinical features. Common causes. Investigations, and management. Valuation of glomerular diseases. Glomerulonephritis. Nephrotic syndrome. Urinary tract infection. Pyelonephritis. Immune-complex-mediated kidney disease (quartan malarial nephropathy).

Glomerulonephritis and nephrotic syndrome. Acute Kidney injury. Acute drug poisoning and overdose. Chronic kidney disease. Dialysis-acute and chronic. Urinary tract infection. Hypertension. Nephrolithiasis. Renal transplantation – indications. Post-surgical management, rejection and its management.