Chapter-7: Human Health and Diseases
Pathogens; parasites causing human diseases (malaria, dengue, chikungunya, filariasis, ascariasis, typhoid, pneumonia, common cold, amoebiasis, ringworm) and their control. Â
Basic concepts of immunology: vaccines; cancer, HIV, and AIDS. Â
Adolescence, drug, and alcohol abuse. Â
Chapter-8: Microbes in Human Welfare
Microbes in food processing, industrial production, sewage treatment, and energy generation. Â
Microbes as bio-control agents and bio-fertilizers; Antibiotics: production and judicious use. Â