Medical Parasitology
After
studying this chapter the students will be able to,
• Know the various types of parasites
and hosts.
• Discuss the classification of medically
important parasites
•.Discuss the pathogenesis and clinical
aspects of parasitic infections.
• Describe the general epidemiological aspects
and transmission patterns of diseases caused by protozoa and helminthes
• Identify the methods and procedures
of oratory diagnosis of pathogenic protozoans and helminths in clinical
specimens.
• Know the treatment options for
parasitic infections.
• Implement the preventive and control
measures of protozoans and helminthic infections.
1. Parasite and Host
2. Entamoeba
histolytica
3. Giardia
lamblia
4. Leishmania
donovani
5. Plasmodium
falciparum and P.
vivax
6. Ascaris
lumbricoides
Medical
Parasitology is the branch of Medical Science that deals with the study of
parasites living in or on the body of human, their geographical distribution,
the diseases caused by them, clinical features and the response generated by
human against them. It is also concerned with various methods of their
diagnosis, treatment, prevention and their control. Parasitology is a dynamic
field, as these parasites constantly change their morphology, hosts, and host
relationships. For this reason, Parasitology is an active field of study, which
has raised expectations for the development of new drugs, vaccines and other control
measures through biotechnology. However, these expectations are reduced by the
inherent complexity of parasite and their relationship with host, the firm
establishment of parasite and vectors in their environments and the vast socio
economic problems in the geographical areas where parasites are most prevalent.
Before
learning in detail about a few medically important parasites of human, let us
know what is a parasite?
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