Basic Medical Parasitology

Introduction to the parasites. Classification of protozoa, (the amoebas, the ciliates, the flagellates, Nematodes. (Ascaris, strongloides, trichuris, Guinea worm, Hookworms, trichinella, Enterobius etc). Life cycle and pathogenicity of cestodes. (The tapeworms, larval forms of cestodes). Life cycle and pathogenicity of the trematodes (The Schistosome, Fasciola, Paragonimus, etc). methods of demonstration of parasites in blood, faeces, vagina, urine, urethra, pus from lung and liver, skin snips, etc. mechanism of their disease production; Epidemiology and control of parasitic diseases.