PřF:B7452 Parasitology - Course Information

B7452 Fundamentals of human parasitology

Faculty of Science
Spring 2000

Extent and Intensity

2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

prof. RNDr. Milan Gelnar, CSc. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Prerequisites (in Czech)

B6330 Parasitology

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

Biology - Museology (programme PřF, M-BI, specialization Zoology)
Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, M-BI, specialization Systematic Zoology and Ecology)
Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Systematic Zoology and Ecology)

Syllabus

Introduction and significance of human parasitology, distribution of parasites, parasite-host interactions, syndrom AIDS and parasitic diseases, general characteristics of human parasites, reproduction, life-cycles, classification, epidemiology, symptoms, diagnosis, control and therapy, visceral, blood and tissue protozoa, visceral and blood trematodes, cestoda and extraintestinal tapeworms, intestinal, blood and tissue nematodes, parasitic arthropods and their medical importance, drugs for parasitic infections, geomedical aspects and laboratory techniques.