Molecular and Microbial Epidemiology

The field of molecular epidemiology, which studies disease transmission patterns using specific markers that distinguish various populations of the disease-causing agent, has become a hot topic in infectious disease research. The genetic sequence of bacteria and their hosts is used in molecular epidemiology to identify illness patterns and to obtain insight into possible gene function and origin by documenting the distribution of genes or gene variations by person, location, and time. Technological developments, particularly those that have eased the creation of nucleotide sequence data, have played a critical role in the growth of this field.

Medical microbiology is a branch of microbiology that studies the pathophysiology and epidemiology of bacteria that can infect humans and cause disease symptoms. This subject specialisation arose to support medical science with its practical applications in illness management as diagnostic and therapeutic guidance. The clinical aspect of the field focuses on detecting microbial infections and their spread in patients, as well as disease prognosis and treatment regimens.

• Molecular Pathology
• Epidemiology of Infectious diseases
• Gene Sequencing