Knowledge of the following objective will be essential: structure of different microorganisms, microbial pathogenicity, interactions between micro-organism and host, causes and mechanisms of onset of the main microbial aetiology diseases. In addition, general knowledge on microbiological diagnostics will be essential for the identification of bacteria, viruses, fungi and protozoa. These objectives will be achieved through frontal lectures, seminars and interactive teaching activities, designed to facilitate learning and improve the ability to address and solve the main questions of Clinical Microbiology.
The course is inserted within the general objectives of the Degree Course in Physiotherapy with the aim to study the alterations of the biochemical/molecular processes during the onset of diseases. The course will describe the mechanisms, the risk factors and the effects of the main pathologies in the fields of Physiotherapy. In particular, the objectives of the course will be to know: the meaning of disease status and its pathological change;
 the physical, chemical, genetic and biological factors that contribute to the onset of diseases;
 the fundamental mechanisms of defense of the cells, tissues, organs and organism; the molecular and cellular basis of the inflammatory diseases; the fundamental stages of carcinogenesis and the role of genetic and environmental risk factors at the basis of the tumoral transformation; the molecular basis of benign and malignant tumors in humans, the main types of neoplasia and the classification criteria of tumors. The course will help to provide the student with tools that will enable him/her to improve the skills to communicate with other professional figures (doctors, nurses, psychologists) that will take care of the patient in a multidisciplinary approach. Finally, the student will be induced to ameliorate his/her skills for an independent study and will acquire the functional methodological tools for an autonomous update.