Course Description
An introduction to parasites is presented in this course along with the following: types of parasites, types of hosts, the relationship between parasite and host, the impact of parasite upon the host, a detailed study of types of worms and parasitic arthropods.
Objectives
- That the student is aware of the importance of Parasitology and understands how they relate to the environment and human health, and linked to other sciences such as immunology, pathology, and epidemiology.
- That the student be familiar with the terminology used in parasitology.
- A student learns to recommend parasites that infect humans and animals, and how the different ways of transmission spade terminology.
- A student is able to classify parasites and divided into orders and families and varieties.... etc., by morphology and microscopy (primary, worms, articular).
- A student learns how to compare between groups, various parasites in terms of form, the life cycle, modes of transmission, prevention and then devise or invent broadly and means of diagnosis and treatment.
- A student to benefit the captivated from the theoretical and applied in practice to be able to perform laboratory techniques for the diagnosis of parasitic diseases on different samples and ensure the deal in order to avoid occupational injuries.
- A student be aware of the how to reduce the spread of infection and the epidemiology of this infection caused by parasites benefiting from understood and riveted the life cycles.
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Course ID: BIOL 343N
Credit hours | Theory | Practical | Laboratory | Lecture | Studio | Contact hours | Pre-requisite | 3 | 4 | 4 | BIOL 132N |
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