Bi0250 Diagnostic methods in parasitology

Faculty of Science
Spring 2003
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Oleg Ditrich, CSc. (lecturer), prof. RNDr. Milan Gelnar, CSc. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Milan Gelnar, CSc.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Milan Gelnar, CSc.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
SOUHLAS
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Basic information on parasites of humans (protozoans, helmiths and arthropods) and on diseases transmitted by these parasites. The course is not elementary one and it is organized according to practical approaches, it means not according to parasite system. Big attention is devoted to autochtonic parasites, however tropical ones represent also very significant part of the course.
Syllabus
  • 1. Trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis. Life cycles, vectors,clinical featutres, diagnosis 2. Trichomonas vaginalis and trichomoniasis. Epidemiology, diagnossis. Resistence to metronidazol. 3. Infections caused by free-living amoebae, meningitis. Epidemiology, diagnosis, therapy. 4. Opportunistic infections I: Parasites and immunity. Pneumocystosis, strongyloidosis. Life cycles, diagnosis, therapy. 5. Opportunistic infections II: cryptosporidiosis, Cyclospora cayetanensis and Isospora belli. 6. Opportunistic infections III: microsporidiosis. 7. Toxoplasma gondii and toxoplasmosis. Life cycle, epidemiology. congenital toxoplasmosis. Diagnosis and prevention. Toxoplasmosis like a opportunistic patasitosis. 8. Parasitic incests. Myiasis. vectors, epidemiology, insecticids, biological control. 9. Viral, bacterial and parasitic diseases transmitted by insect vectors. 10. Parasitic ticks. Representatives and diseases. Pentastomida. 11. Viral, bacterial and parasitic diseases transmitted by ticks. 12. Mykoparasitology. 13. Therapy and control of parasitic diseases. Current trends. Recommended literature: Garcia L.S., Bruckner D.A., 1993: Diagnostic Medical Parasitology. II. vydání, ASM Washington, 1 - 764 Jírovec O. a kol., 1977: Parasitologie pro lékaře, III. vydání, AVICENUM Praha, 1 - 798 Ash L.R., Orihel T.C., 1990: Atlas of human Parasitology. III. vydání, ASCP Chicago, 1 - 262 Orihel T.C., Ash L.R., 1995: Parasites in human tissues. ASCP Chicago, 1 - 386 Schmidt G.D., Roberts L. Foundations of Parasitology. Fifth Edition. Wm. C. Brown Publishers. 1996 Skripta: Horák P., Scholz T. Biologie helmintů. Univerzita Karlova. 1998 Peter W., Giles H.M. Color Atlas of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. Fourth Edition. Mosby - Wolfe. 1995 Halton D.W., Behnke J.M., Marshall I.: Practical exercises in parasitology. Cambridge 2000, 1 - 461 Bednář a kol., 1994: Lékařská mikrobiologie. (část věnovaná parazitózám) Ryšavý B. a kol., 1988: Základy parazitologie. SPN Praha, 1 - 205
Literature
  • Doporučená literatura viz osnova předmětu
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: Kurz otevírán v sudých letech (2002/3, 2004/5.
The course is taught: in blocks.
General note: Povinné pro parazitology.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Minimálně tři studenti
  • Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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