Parasitology and Mycology: Course content (MLPM -513)

Course contents

• Definition - parasitism, HOST, vectors etc
• Classification of Parasit3
• Phylum Protozoa- general Pathogenic and nonpathogenic protozoa
• Phylum Nemathelminths Round words (nematode)
• Phylum Platyhelminths- class-cestoda, class-Trematoda
• Lab diagnosis of parasitic infections.

Major Protozoa

• Intestinal & urogenital protozoa
• Intestinal Entamoeba
• Entamoeba , Diseases, pathogenesis & Epidemiology, Clinical Finding, Lab diagnosis
• Giardia, Diseases, Properties, pathogenesis & Epidemiology, Clinical Finding, Lab diagnosis
• Cryptosporidium, Diseases, Properties, pathogenesis & Epidemiology, Clinical Finding, Lab diagnosis
• Urogential Track
• Trichmononas Vaginalis

Blood and Tissue

• Toxoplasma, Diseases, Properties, pathogenesis & Epidemiology, Clinical Finding, Lab diagnosis
• Pneumocystis, Diseases, Properties, pathogenesis & Epidemiology, Clinical Finding, Lab diagnosis
• Trypanosoma, Diseases, Properties, pathogenesis & Epidemiology, Clinical Finding, Lab diagnosis
• Leishmania Diseases, Properties, pathogenesis & Epidemiology, Clinical Finding, Lab diagnosis
• Malarial Parasite, Plasmodium vivax: Life cycle, morphology, disease & lab diagnosis, Differences between P. vivax, P. malaria, P. falcipaum & P. ovale.

   Minor Protozoa

• Intestinal tract , Blood & Tissue
• Acanthamoeba & Naegleria Properties, pathogenesis & Epidemiology, Clinical Finding, Lab diagnosis
• Babesia Properties, pathogenesis & Epidemiology, Clinical Finding, Lab diagnosis
• Balantidum Properties, pathogenesis & Epidemiology, Clinical Finding, Lab diagnosis
• Cyclospora Properties, pathogenesis & Epidemiology, Clinical Finding, Lab diagnosis
• Isospora Properties, pathogenesis & Epidemiology, Clinical Finding, Lab diagnosis
• Microsporidia Properties, pathogenesis & Epidemiology, Clinical Finding, Lab diagnosis
• Cestodes
• Tennia Solium, Taenia Saginata, Diphylloborthrium lactum. Echinococcus granulosus
• Echinococcus multilocularis, Hymenolepis nana, Dipylidium caninum Properties, pathogenesis & Epidemiology, Clinical Finding, Lab diagnosis
• Trematodes
• Schistosoma  Properties, pathogenesis & Epidemiology, Clinical Finding, Lab diagnosis
• Clonorchis Properties, pathogenesis & Epidemiology, Clinical Finding, Lab diagnosis
• Paragonimus Properties, pathogenesis & Epidemiology, Clinical Finding, Lab diagnosis
• Trematodes of Minor Importance
• Fasciola
• Fasciolopsis
• Heterophyes

Trematodes

• Intestine
• Enterobious  Properties, pathogenesis & Epidemiology, Clinical Finding, Lab diagnosis
• Trichuris Properties, pathogenesis & Epidemiology, Clinical Finding, Lab diagnosis
• Ascaris Properties, pathogenesis & Epidemiology, Clinical Finding, Lab diagnosis
• Ancylostoma & Necator Properties, pathogenesis & Epidemiology, Clinical Finding, Lab diagnosis
• Strongyloides Properties, pathogenesis & Epidemiology, Clinical Finding, Lab diagnosis
• Trichinella Properties, pathogenesis & Epidemiology, Clinical Finding, Lab diagnosis
• Tissue Nematodes
• Wuchereria  Properties, pathogenesis & Epidemiology, Clinical Finding, Lab diagnosis
• Onchocerca Properties, pathogenesis & Epidemiology, Clinical Finding, Lab diagnosis
• Loa Properties, pathogenesis & Epidemiology, Clinical Finding, Lab diagnosis
• Dracunculus Properties, pathogenesis & Epidemiology, Clinical Finding, Lab diagnosis

Nematodes whose Larva Cause Disease

• Toxocara  Properties, pathogenesis & Epidemiology, Clinical Finding, Lab diagnosis
• Ancylostoma Properties, pathogenesis & Epidemiology, Clinical Finding, Lab diagnosis
• Angiostrongylus Properties, pathogenesis & Epidemiology, Clinical Finding, Lab diagnosis
• Anisakis Properties, pathogenesis & Epidemiology, Clinical Finding, Lab diagnosis.

Basic Mycology

Introduction

• Structure & Growth
• Pathogenesis
• Fungal Toxin & Allergies
• Laboratory Diagnosis
• Antifungal therapy
• Cutaneous & Sub cutaneous and systemic Mycosis

        Cutaneous & subcutaneous Mycoses

• Dermatophytoses
• Tinea Versicolor
• Tinea Nigra
• Sporotrichosis
• Chromomycosis
• Mycetoma
• systemic Mycosis
• Coccidiodes
• Histoplasma
• Balstomyces
• Paracoccidioides
• Lab diagnosis of fungal infections

Opportunistic fungal infections

• Candida
• Cryptococcus
• Aspergillus
• Mucor & Rhizopus
• Pseudallescheria Boydii
• Fusarium Solani
• Lab diagnosis of fungal infections

Practicals

• Specimen collection, labeling and handling
• Microbiology laboratory hazards and precautions
• Urine examination
• Stool examination
• Direct method
• Concentration method

• Blood film for haemoparasite
• Semen examinations
• culture media for Stool culture
• Serological test
• Microscopic identification of common parasite
• Morphological identification of Parasite
• Staining in mycology
• Culture Media used for Fungus
• Fungal Culture
• Methods of lab diagnosis