Undergraduate students looking through a microscope in the Swinnerton Geography lab in the Clive Granger building on University Park campus

Learn how to tackle complex infections

Explore the challenges around viral and parasitic infections in your second year

Pharmacy is about so much more than just administering drugs; you also need to understand how an infection works and changes over time. 

In your second year, you’ll learn about the complexities surrounding some of the most well-known infections, like the common cold and HIV. Focusing on the conditions allows you to understand prevention methods and lifecycles for more effective treatment. 

We spoke with Pharmacy MPharm student, Zhi Yi, who has created an illustration to show us why they love the Viral and Parasitic Infections (VPI) topic covered in the Infections 2 module:

My favourite module – Pharmacy. VPI is my favourite module as it involves learning about many different parasites and their life stages, and how drugs target each stage. I also enjoy learning about zoonotic infections, how diseased are transmitted from animals to humans (covid-19 is a zoonotic infection). Viruses. We observed structures of viruses and antiviral drugs using a molecular structure viewing program called Chimera. We learned about cold and flu viruses, and pandemics, which are relevant to the current Covid-19 situation. We also learned about HIV and the role pharmacists have in patient education for HIV (HIV is no longer a death sentence). We learned how to give appropriate travel advice to patients travelling to countries with Malaria. Parasites. We observed parasites from actual blood samples. We learned how to counsel patients on parasitic infections. Patients might find it an uncomfortable topic! We learned about parasite vectors, transmission and life cycles.

MParm student, Zhi Yi's favourite module

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