Editors: Carla Pruzzo and Ken Timmis

Our Wellbeing

Overview: Wellbeing is something we take for granted, most of the time, though when we do get sick, we really appreciate the time when we felt well and are desperate to get fit again as quickly as possible. In order to minimize the number of times we get infected, to get well as quickly as possible when we do, and to minimize transmitting our infection to family and friends, we need to understand more about infections, how our body deals with them, how they can be prevented, and how they are treated. Let’s be brave, and confront our inner demons, and explore our interactions with pathogenic microbes!

Creation of the TFs is a work in progress: those already available are indicated by titles that are live links. Titles of those still in the pipeline are shown for context.

35 of 45 available0 also in Hindi10 coming soon
Topic Frameworks

Lessons in This Framework

Our defence against infections

01English

Our microbiomes: what do they do for us?

02English

Susceptibility to infections

03English

Innate immunity and trained immunity

Disease Transmission

05Coming soon

Endemic, epidemic, pandemic

In the pipeline
06English

Legionnaires’ disease – A microbial murder mystery

07English

Modelling infection dynamics

08English

Foodborne microbial disease

09English

Seafood-borne disease

10English

Pathogens in our water systems

11Coming soon

Human pathogens that infect salad vegetables

In the pipeline
12Coming soon

Sexual transmission of infections

In the pipeline
13English

Healthcare-associated infections

14Coming soon

vectors and infection

In the pipeline
15Coming soon

Clonality and its importance

In the pipeline

How microbes cause disease

16English

Pathogenic biofilms

17English

Mycotoxins: fungal toxins in our food

18Coming soon

Microbes and neurogenerative disease

In the pipeline

How pathogens avoid our defenses

19English

Recurring microbial infections: recrudescence – the Persister State\n\t\t\t

Diagnosis of Infections

20English

Environmentally-transmitted diseases

21English

The food animal plagues

22English

To be healthy we need exposure to microbes

23English

Antimicrobial Resistance and One Health

24Coming soon

The environment:hospital:therapy nexus – the case of\n\t\t\t\t\tClostridium difficile

In the pipeline
25English

Antibiotics and antibiotic resistance in the environment

26English

Viruses in the food chain

27Coming soon

Pathogen ecology and alternate lifestyles

In the pipeline
28English

The international wildlife trade and public health

Prevention of disease

30English

Why vaccines do not always protect

31English

Antibiotic Breakpoints

32Coming soon

Probiotics

In the pipeline
33English

Travel and infections

34English

Harnessing friendly bugs to chase away nasty ones in hospitals

35Coming soon

Natural Products as Antimicrobial Agents

In the pipeline
36English

Faecal Matter Transplantation

37English

The reproductive tract microbiome and health

Treatment of infections

38English

Insects: the Wolbachia story

39English

Taking care of our teeth

40English

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One Health Infection risk factors

42English

Moisture damage and mould in our home

43English

Food and health

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