Medical Student Core: Microbiology & Infectious Disease Book
This Core book clearly explains all the relevant material you need to learn about Microbiology and Infectious Disease in medical school. From basic science to clinical knowledge, our casual and concise content makes learning medicine easier.
The Medical Student Core is sold primarily as a full set of 20 books. This book will cross-reference other books in the set.
What's included
- 168-page Microbiology and Infectious Disease textbook, carefully created according to the USMLE content outline
- Hundreds of microbiology and infectious disease Preview|Review Questions
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Medical Student Core: Microbiology & Infectious Disease Book
- Regular price
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$75.00 - Regular price
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- Sale price
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$75.00
Peek inside the Microbiology section
Master the most difficult med school courses
21 USMLE exam topics
Review every microbiology and infectious disease topic for USMLE exams
Written in our trademark style—casual yet concise. Exactly what a medical student is expected to know about microbiology and infectious disease.
Great for classwork and perfect for exams
300+ Preview | Review questions
Quiz yourself on the most-tested material
Questions appear at the beginning of each main topic to prime your brain for the concepts you'll be learning. Find answers highlighted in the text.
Medical images & figures
Visualize complicated concepts
Explanations are further clarified with medical images and exquisitely drawn figures
Clinical pearls
Easily apply basic science to clinical scenarios
Throughout the text, discover how basic science concepts are applied clinically.
FAQs about Microbiology in med school
Is microbiology hard in medical school?
Many medical students consider Microbiology one of the most difficult courses in medical school.
Medical microbiology encompasses a vast number of organisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites. For each microorganism, students need to learn about its structure, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnostics, treatments, and prevention. The sheer amount of information can be overwhelming.
Medical students need to be able to apply their basic science knowledge of microbiology to clinical scenarios. Understanding how a microorganism's biology translates into clinical symptoms, diagnostic tests, and treatment strategies is essential.
Microbiology knowledge is foundational for other med school subjects. For example, when you get to pharmacology, you'll use microbiology knowledge when selecting appropriate treatments, and in pathology you'll use it to understand the tissue response to infections.
How to study for microbiology in med school?
Because there is so much to memorize in Microbiology, it requires a strategic study approach. Try starting with the big picture: Understand the broad categories first: bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites. Know the basic structure, reproduction, and general mechanisms of pathogenicity for each category.
Consider this book your microbiology study guide! This microbiology textbook "chunks" up the information by topic, and then by subtopic, to make it easier for you to learn and memorize.
For example, the Parasites section begins with an overview, then splits parasites into protozoa and helminths. Helminths are split into cestodes, trematodes, and nematodes. Then we go into the oncogenesis and antiparasitic agents for parasites.
medical student core
Master every med school subject
The Core set of books comprehensively presents and clearly explains the material you’re expected to learn in med school—and makes learning it easier.
Covers every Microbiology and Infectious Disease subtopic you learn in med school
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Microbiology
- Bacteria
- Viruses
- Fungi
- Parasites
- Prions
- Stains and special culture requirements
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Infectious Disease
- Pediatric Infectious Disease
- Staphylococcus Aureus
- Staphylococcus epidermis
- Streptococcus
- Other important Gram-Positives
- Important Gram-Negatives
- Tickborne Diseases
- Uncommon Bacterial Infections
- Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Tuberculosis
- Viral Infections
- Fungal Disorders
- Parasitic Diseases
- Prion Disease
- Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO)
- Fever Without a Source (FWS)
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Reviews
Info is concise and well put together. Have not read entire deck yet, but so far it has been great!
Medical Student Core
Beautiful collection of books with a laminated laboratory value sheet too! So thankful :)
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