
What are the various type of Bacteria.
**Updated July 2020. What are the various type of Viruses?
Get a glimpse into what a Microbiology Laboratory looks like.
What are some instruments used in a Lab.
What do Lab Techs do.
What is Microscopy and its role in disease diagnosis.
What is Staining and its role in disease diagnosis.
What is culture media and its role in growing Bacteria.
How to perform species identification using Biochemical tests.
How to perform species identification using Molecular methods.
How to do analysis of Bacteria using Immunodiagnosis.
How to detect sensitivity of Bacteria towards Antibiotics?
How viruses cause diseases
Overview of specimen collection and microscopy from a viral disease detection perspective
Overview of Polymerase Chain Reaction and Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Overview of Immunodiagnosis/Sero Diagnosis and Cell Culture
This video provides an overview of the Influenza virus structure and Coronavirus
This video provides an overview of vaccines
What would happen if diseases and illness could not be diagnosed? We wouldn’t even want to imagine that scenario. Have you ever wondered what kind of research goes into finding the root cause your illness? Microbiology provides the required skills and techniques to help diagnose diseases.
Microbiology Lab Technicians are responsible for analyzing microorganisms not visible to the naked eye to identify and diagnose the root cause of diseases. They utilize a Microscope, various instruments/devices and techniques to run several tests on specimen collected from patients to identify diseases and what medicines/antibiotics will cure them.
This course will provide all the essential resources and training to help you become a Microbiology Lab Technician. This profession has a very low barrier to entry as the minimum requirement to pursue this as a career is a high school diploma. So, this course is either for new graduates evaluating which career to choose or existing medical professions who want to learn more about what Lab Technicians do. This course will also provide you with information on additional certifications you can take to get more knowledge on this subject as well as guidelines on how to find a job in this field.
I added videos on viral diagnosis. Given that both bacteria and viruses can be detected using the same methods, some of the content may seem redundant but the context is different when analyzing both so I highly recommend going through the full course!