PřF:Bi7450c Parasitology - practice - Course Information
Bi7450c Parasitology - practice
Faculty of ScienceAutumn 2019
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Eva Řehulková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
- Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Eva Řehulková, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Supplier department: Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science - Timetable
- Fri 14:00–15:50 D36/223
- Prerequisites (in Czech)
- NOW( Bi7450 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
- Zoology (programme PřF, N-ZOL)
- Course objectives
- The course aims at extending the lectures on foundations of parasitology and parasite systemastics (corresponding courses Bi7450 Parasitology, Bi6330 General Parasitology) by light microscopic demonstration of the main representatives of parasitic protozoa, helminths and arthropods.
- Learning outcomes
- At the end of the course students should be able to:
- identify and classify main representatives of parasitic protozoa, helminths and arthropods;
- draw/describe the microscopic morphology of parasites and their larval stages. - Syllabus
- 1. Protozoa I 2. Protozoa II 3. Myxozoa, Microspora 4. Monogenea 5. Trematoda I 6. Trematoda II 7. Cestoda I 8. Cestoda II 9. Nematoda 10. Acanthocephala 11. Hirudinea, Crustacea 12. Acarina 13. Insecta
- Literature
- FÖRSTL, Miroslav. Praktický atlas lékařské parazitologie. 1. vyd. [Hradec Králové]: NUCLEUS HK, 2003, 133 s. ISBN 8086225380. info
- Teaching methods
- Practical sessions designed to identify different types of parasites and vectors from the morphological point of view (using stereo and binocular microscope).
- Assessment methods
- Active participation on classes (absence = max 2 classes). Practical examination consisting of 10 questions asking for identification of parasites and their specific structures presented in a microscope. The student will pass if he/she answers 8 questions or more correctly.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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