Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : LS5607 : Parasitology { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Prof. Vidya Devi Negi
Syllabus
Protozoa – General features, Amoeba, Flagellates, Malarial parasites, Ciliate Protozoa, Helminths – General features, Trematodes - Flukes, Cestodes - Tapeworms, Nematodes – Trichinella spiralis, Strongyloides, Hookworm, Pinworm, Roundworm, Filarial worms, Diagnostic methods in parasitology
Course Objectives
- Students will gain an understanding about the concept of parasitism and animal associations.
- Students will list out the major types of protozoan parasites and their life cycles.
- Students will discuss about the helminthic parasites.
- Students will study the methods to identify parasites and to treat parasitic infections.
Course Outcomes
Upon completing the course, <br />? Students will be able to discuss the concept of parasitism and animal associations. <br />? Students will be able to tell the major types of protozoan parasites and their life cycles. <br />? Students will be able to articulate helminthic parasites. <br />? Students will be able to explain methods to identify parasites and to treat parasitic infections.
Essential Reading
- CK Jayaram Parker, Textbook of Medical Parasitology, Jaypee Publishers, New Delhi, 2007 , 1. Textbook of Medical Parasitology, 6th edition, by CK Jayaram Parker, Jaypee Publishers, New Delhi, 2007 <br />6th edition, ISBN: 81-8061-937-0
- K.D. Chatterjee, Parasitology (Protozoology and Helminthology), CBS Publishers, New Delhi, , 13th edition, 2009, ISBN-10: 8123918100
Supplementary Reading
- Burton J. Bogitsh, Clint E. Carter and Thomas N. Oeltmann, Human Parasitology,, Elsevier Publications , 4th Edition, 2013 (ISBN: 9780124159150)
- Larry Roberts, John Janoyy Jr., Foundations of Parasitology, McGraw-Hill , 8th edition (2008), ISBN-9780073028279