Course Contents

COURSE CONTENTS Part I: Helminthology Theory: Classification, Basic principles and conceptsin Parasitology, Taxonomy, etiology, biology, epedemiology, pathology and pathogenesis, diagnosis, control and treatment of Digenetic Trematodes: Schistosomamansoni, S. japonicum,S. haematobium, Fasciola hepatica, Fasciolopsisbuski, Dicrocoeliumdendriticum, Paragonimus westermani, Colonorchissinensis, Heterophyesheterophyes,Monogenetic trematodes: Dactylogyrusvastator, Gyrodactylus,DiplozoonparadoxumandPolystomaintegrrimum.,Cestodes:Diphyllobothriamlatum,Sparganosis,Taeniasaginata, T. solium, Echinococcus granulosus, E.multilocularis, Hymenolepis nana, Dipylidiumcaninum, Monieziaexpansa.,Nematodes: Trichuristrichiura, Capillaria hepatica, Trichenellaspiralis, Strongyloidesstercoralis, Ancylostomaduodenale, Necatoramericanus.,Creeping eruption: Haemonchuscontortus, Ascarislumbricoides, Toxocaracanis, Anisakis spp., Heterakisgallinarum, Enterobiusvermicularis, Wuchereriabancrofti, Brugiamalayi, Onchocerca volvulus, LoaloaandDracunculusmedinensis. Part II: Host Parasite Relationship. Host parasite relationship: as associative organization between twoorganisms. Structural aspects of the association interface. Nutrient exchanges in associations. Physiological and regulatory interactions: between associates. Behavioral Aspects of organism associations. Ecology and evolution of intimate associations; Anthelmintic resistance detection methods. Detection and characterization of parasites causing emerging zoonoses. Advances in Helminthology. Books Recommended 1. Robberts, L. Sand Janovy John Jr. 2009. Foundation of Parasitology.8th edition. McGraw Hill, Boston. 2. Facust, E. C. and Russell, P. F. 2001. Craig and Faust’s clinicalParasitology. Lea and Febiger, 8th edition London. 3. Markell, E.K. Mo. Vogo. 1999. Medical Parasitology. W. B. SundressCo: Philadelphia. 4. Chandrasoma, P. and Taylor, C.R.1997. Concise Pathology. PrenticeHali International Inc. New Jercy USA. 5. Peters, W and Gills, H.M. 1989. A color atlas of Tropical medicine andParasitology. Wolfe Medical Publications Ltd., Netherlands. 6. Smyth, J. D. 1994. Introduction to Animal Parasitology, 3rd edition.Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. 7. Taylor, A.E.R& Muller, R. (1987). Genetic aspects of host parasiterelationships. Symposium of the British Society for Parasitology. Blackwell Scientific Publications Oxford