Advancement in Applied Microbiology

Public Health Microbiology

A public health microbiologist helps prevent communicable diseases, such as tuberculosis, plague, diphtheria, rabies, foodborne illnesses and sexually transmitted diseases, by observing and researching the relationships between micro- organisms, disease and public health. The Public Health and Microbiology focus includes studies on microbial pathogenesis, public health values, epidemiology, molecular genetics, virology and environmental and industrial microbial processes. Community Health Microbiology provides professional scientific knowledge and laboratory tests for reportable pathogenic bacteria and outbreaks caused by bacteria / toxins.