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Prevalence, Epidemiology, Pathogenicity, Diagnosis, Prophylaxis and Treatment of Entamoeba
histolytica, Giardia intestinalis, Trypanosoma gambiense, Leishmania donovani, Plasmodium
vivax

UNIT- II (15Hours)
Parasitic Platyhelminthes; Study of Morphology, Life Cycle, Prevalence, Epidemiology,
Pathogenicity, Diagnosis, Prophylaxis and Treatment of Fasciola hepatica, Schistosoma
haematobium, Taenia soliumand Hymenolepis nana
UNIT- III (15Hours)

Parasitic Nematodes; Study of Morphology, Life Cycle, Prevalence, Epidemiology, Pathogenicity,
Diagnosis, Prophylaxis and Treatment of Ascaris lumbricoides, Ancylostoma duodenale,
wuchereria bancrofti and Trichinella spiralis. Study of structure, life cycle and importance of
Meloidogyne (root knot nematode), Pratylencus (lesion nematode); Parasitic Arthropoda Biology,
importance and control of ticks, mites, Pediculus humanus (head and body louse), Xenopsyll
acheopis and Cimex lectularius Parasitic Vertebrates A brief account of parasitic vertebrates;
Cookicutter Shark, Candiru, Hood Mockingbird and Vampire bat.

PRACTICAL (30 Hours)

1. Study of life stages of Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia intestinalis, Trypanosoma
gambiense, Leishmania donovani and Plasmodium vivax through permanent slides/micro
photographs.
2. Study of adult and life stages of Fasciola hepatica, Schistosoma haematobium, Taenia
solium and Hymenolepis nana through permanent slides/micro photographs.
3. Study of adult and life stages of Ascaris lumbricoides, Ancylostoma duodenale,
Wuchereria bancrofti and Trichinella spiralis through permanent slides/micro photographs.
4. Study of plant parasitic root knot nematode, Meloidogyne from the root and soil samples.
5. Study of Pediculus humanus (Head louse and Body louse), Xenopsyll cheopis and Cimex
lectularius through permanent slides/ photographs.

6. Study of nematode/cestode parasites from the intestines of sheep/goat.
[Intestine can be procured from poultry/market as a byproduct]

7. Submission of a brief report on vertebrate parasites.

SUGGESTED READINGS:

1. Arora, D. R and Arora, B. (2001). Medical Parasitology. II Edition. CBS Publications and
2. Distributors. ISBN No.- 8123915497
3. Noble, E.R. and Noble, G.A. (1982). Parasitology: The Biology of Animal Parasites. V
4. Edition, Lea &Febiger. ISBN-No.-0812111559;
5. Ahmed, N., Dawson, M., Smith, C. and Wood, Ed. (2007). Biology of Disease. Taylor and
Francis Group. ISBN No.- 9780748772100
6. Parija, S. C. Textbook of Medical Parasitology, Protozoology & Helminthology (Text and
7. colour Atlas), II Edition, All India Publishers & Distributers, Medical Books Publishers,
8. Chennai, Delhi. ISBN No.-8180040437.
9. Rattan Lal Ichhpujani and Rajesh Bhatia. Medical Parasitology, III Edition, Jaypee
Brothers
10. Medical Publishers (P) Ltd., New Delhi. ISBN No.- 9350250454

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