DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY
Course Outline
Parasitology 24363
Instructor : Sami Bdair
Text Book : Foundation of parasitology by Roberts and Janovy .
Lab test : Atlas of Medical Helminthology and Protozoology by H.C.
1- Introduction
- Important of Parasites.
- Definition of parasitism.
- Basic principles and concepts.
2- Protozoa :
- Introduction.
- Trypanosomes and other flagellates.
- Amoebas.
- Malaria.
- Ciliates.
3- Platy helminthes :
- Monogenic.
- Digenetic trematodes.
- 1STour exam.
4- Cestoda
5- Nematodes
- 2ndour exam.
6- Arthropods Grades
- 1stexam : 15%
- 2ndexam : 20%
- Lab : 30%
- Final Exam : 35%
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY
Course Outline
Parasitology lab
24360
Week :
1 - Giardia lamblia
Cyst , trophozoit .
- Entamoeba histolytica
( cyst , trophozoit )
- E. coli ( cyst , trophozoit )
2 - Trichomonas ( trophozoit )
- Balantidium coli
( cyst , trophozoit )
- Chilomastix mesnili
( cyst , trophozoit )
3 - Leishmania tropica
- L. Donovani
- Trypanosoma gambiense
- Plasmodium falciparum
- Ookinete
- Toxoplasma
4 - Entrobius vermicularis
( egg , male , female )
- Trichuris
( egg , male , female )
- Ancylostoma
( egg , male female )
5 - Ancylostoma
( filari form , Rhabditi )
- Trichinella spiralis
( male , female , encysted Larva )
- Leech
- Ascaris
( egg , C.S in male , female )
6 - Schistosoma
- egg
- miracidium
- cercaria
- male
- female
7 - Clonorchis sinensis
- egg
- metacercaria
- Adult
- Planaria
8 - Fasciolopsis buski
- egg
- adult
- miracidium
- Redia
- cercaria
9 - Fasciola hepabica
- adult
- ova
- cercaria
- redia
- Heterophyes
- adult
10 - Paragonimus
- egg
- metacercaria
- redia
- cercaria
- miracidium
11 - Diphyllobothrium
- scolex
- egg
- Hymenolepis nana
- egg
- Typical segment
- adult
12 - Taenia
( mature , grand segments )
- cysticercous
- egg
- scolex
13 Revision
14 Final