PřF:Bi7450 Parasitology - Course Information

Bi7450 Parasitology

Extent and Intensity

2/2/0. 4 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Eva Řehulková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. RNDr. Andrea Vetešníková Šimková, PhD. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Andrea Vetešníková Šimková, PhD.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Eva Řehulková, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science

Timetable

Tue 8:00–9:50 D31/238, Tue 14:00–15:50 D36/223

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

• Zoology (programme PřF, N-ZOL)

Course objectives

Students obtain following knowledge in this course:
- basic definitions: phenomenon of parasitism, diversity of parasites, host specifity, parasite-host relationships, regression evolution in parasites;
- main groups of parasites: protozoa, helminths and arthropods;
- remarkable parasitic diseases: malaria, leishmaniasis, lymphatic filariasis, dracunculosis, onchocercosis, Gambian trypanosomiasis, Chagas disease, schistosomiasis, ascariasis, toxocarosis, trichuriasis, ancylostomosis, ankylostomiasis, entamoebosis, giardiasis, taeniasis, neurocysticercosis, fasciolosis, clonorchosis, opisthorchiosis, paragonimiasis.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course, the student will be able:
- explain basic parasitological definitions concerning ecological and evolutionary parasitology;
- take bearings in taxonomy of parasites with respect to taxonomical characteristics and life cycles of the main groups;
- explicate the most remarkable parasitic diseases.

Syllabus

• 1. Introduction to parasitology – basic terminology, parasite-host interaction: biological adaptations on parasitism, effect of parasites on hosts, immunity to parasites, parasitic diseases. 2. Protozoology I – general characteristics of the protozoa, reproduction, life cycles, classification of parasitic protozoa. 3. Protozoology II – Excavata (Fornicata, Parabasala, Preaxostyla, Euglenozoa, Heterolobosea). 4. Protozoology III – Chromalveolata (Ciliophora, Apicomplexa, Dinoflagellata). 5. Protozoology IV – Plantae, Rhizaria, Amoebozoa, Opisthokonta (Ichthyosporea, Myxozoa, Microspora). 6. Helminthology I – definition of helminthology, importance of helminths, phylogeny and classification of helminths; Neodermata; Monogenea (characteristics of the group, morphology, development and life cycles, evolution and classification, overview of major groups). 7. Helminthology II – Trematoda (characteristics of the group, morphology, development and life cycles, evolution and classification, overview of major groups). 8. Helminthology III – Cestoda (characteristics of the group, morphology, development and life cycles, evolution and classification, overview of major groups). 9. Helminthology IV – Acanthocephala (characteristics of the group, morphology, development and life cycles, evolution and classification, overview of major groups). 10. Helminthology V – Nematoda, Nematomorpha (characteristics of the groups, morphology, development and life cycles, evolution and classification, overview of major groups). 11. Helminthology VI – Hirudinea (characteristics of the group, morphology, development and life cycles, evolution and classification, overview of major groups). 12. Parasitic arthropods I – morphology and anatomy, blood intake and digestion, arthropods as vectors of diseases, defense mechanisms and immunity of arthropods, arthropod control. 13. Parasitic arthropods II – Crustacea (characteristics of the group, morphology, development and life cycles, evolution and classification, overview of major groups). 14. Parasitic arthropods III – Acarina (characteristics of the group, morphology, development and life cycles, evolution and classification, overview of major groups). 15. Parasitic arthropods IV – Insecta (characteristics of the group, morphology, development and life cycles, evolution and classification, overview of major groups).

Literature

• VOLF, Petr and Petr HORÁK. Paraziti a jejich biologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Triton, 2007, 318 s. ISBN 9788073870089. info
• HAUSMANN, Klaus and Norbert HÜLSMANN. Protozoologie. Edited by John O. Corliss - Hans Machemer - Maria Mulisch - Günther Steinbrück. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2003, 347 s. ISBN 8020009787. info
• JÍRA, Jindřich. Lékařská helmintologie : helmintoparazitární nemoci. 1. vyd. Praha: Galén, 1998, 495 s. ISBN 8085824825. info
• SMYTH, James Desmond. Introduction to animal parasitology. 3rd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994, xx, 549 s. ISBN 0-521-42811-4. info
• Modern parasitology : a textbook of parasitology. Edited by Francis E. G. Cox. 2nd ed. Oxford: Blackwell scientific publications, 1993, xii, 276. ISBN 0632025859. info

Teaching methods

Lectures; power point presentations and audio-visual video films are used to illustrate and clarify theoretical lectures and make it easier to remember.

Assessment methods

1-hour written test with 30 open and closed questions. The student will pass if he/she answers 70% questions or more correctly. Oral examination to complete the evaluation is possible on student's request.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

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