MBIO 1220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Aureus, Staphylococcus, Boil

• School: University of Manitoba
• Department: Microbiology
• Course: MBIO 1220
• Professor: Silvia Cardona

Document Summary

The skin makes up the largest surface area of your body that is in contact with the outside environment. This flexible tough outer covering is very resistant to infection. Unfortunately, pathogens can infect underlying tissue through skin lesions. This unit will cover important pathogens that cause skin infections. Unit activities: read the following sections in chapter 22 of the textbook. There is a lot of information covered in this chapter, which can be quite intimidating at first glance. Remember that the summaries and/or guidelines provided with the reading list will direct you to the examinable parts of each textbook section: section 22. 2: bacterial skin diseases. Acne vulgaris is a skin condition affecting countless teenagers and young adults in north. Read the subsection acne vulgaris and make notes on the causative agent, epidemiology and treatment and prevention of this common skin disease. Hair follicle infections are most commonly associated with the gram positive bacterium.