PřF:Bi7450 Parasitology - Course Information
Bi7450 Basic parasitology
Faculty of ScienceAutumn 2012
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Eva Řehulková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
- 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
- Mon 9:00–10:50 BpeR
- 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
- Ecological and Evolutionary Biology (programme PřF, B-EB)
- Ecological and Evolutionary Biology (programme PřF, B-EB, specialization Zoology)
- Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, B-BI, specialization Systematic Zoology and Ecology)
- Course objectives
- At the end of this course, students should be able to: explain basic parasitological definitions concerning ecological and evolutional parasitology (phenomenon of parasitism, diversity of parasites, host specifity, parasite-host relationships, regression evolution in parasistes); take bearings in taxonomy of parasites with respect to taxonomical characteristics and life cycles of protozoa, helminths and arthropoda; explicate the most remarkable parasitic diseases (malaria, leishmaniosis, lymphatic filariasis, dracunculosis, onchocercosis, Gambian trypanosomiasis, Chagas disease, schistosomiasis, ascariasis, toxocarosis, trichuriasis, ancylostomosis, ankylostomiasis, entamoebosis, giardiasis, taeniasis, neurocysticercosis, fasciolosis, clonorchosis, opisthorchiosis, paragonimiasis).
- 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.
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2012, recent)
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