DBS 400: Parasitology

Biology 400 : Parasitology Lecture Topics

Date	Topic	Readings
September 2	General Information, Introduction to Parasitology	Chapter 1
September 4	Symbiosis and parasitism. Immunology Intro	Chapters 1 and 3
September 9	Introduction to parasitic protozoa; phylum Apicomplexa: gregarines and coccidia	Chapters 4 and 8
September 11	Coccidia (continued)	Chapter 8
September 16	Malaria	Chapter 9
September 18	Malaria (continued)	Chapter 9
September 23	Piroplasms; phylum Zoomastigina: flagellate protozoa, trypanosomes	Chapters 7 and 9
September 25	Trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis	Chapter 5
September 30	Leishmaniasis (cont'd), giardiasis, trichomonads; phylum Sarcodina: parasitic amoebae	Chapters 5, 6, 7
October 2	Amoebae (cont'd); phylum Ciliophora: parasitic ciliates; phyla Myxozoa and Microspora: parasites with polar filaments	Chapters 7, 10, 11
October 7	Phylum Platyhelminthes, class Monogenea: monogenetic trematodes; class	Chapters 13 and 19
	Trematoda: aspidogaster and digenetic trematodes	Chapters 14 and 15
October 9	Exam #1 : Covers Introductory Lectures and Protozoa
October 14	Digenetic trematodes (cont'd): schistosomes	Chapter 16
October 16	Digenetic trematodes (cont'd): schistosomes (cont'd)	Chapter 16
October 21	Digenetic trematodes (cont'd): echinostomes, plagiorchids and opisthorchids	Chapters 17 and 18
October 23	Class Cestoidea: proteocephalan, caryophyllidean and pseudophyllidean tapeworms	Chapters 20 and 21
October 28	Class Cestoidea: proteocephalan, caryophyllidean and pseudophyllidean tapeworms (cont'd)	Chapters 20 and 21
October 30	Pseudophyllidean (cont'd) and cyclophyllidean tapeworms	Chapter 21
November 4	Cyclophyllidean tapeworms (cont'd); Phylum Acanthocephala: thorny-headed worms	Chapters 21 and 31
November 6	Phylum Nematoda: roundworms, general considerations	Chapter 22
November 11	No Class
November 13	Class Secerentea: rhabditoids and strongylids (hookworms and relatives)	Chapters 24 and 25
November 18	Ascarids (intestinal roundworms, pinworms) and spiurids (filarial worms and relatives)	Chapters 26, 27, 29, 30
November 20	Spiurids (cont'd); class Adenophorea: trichinella, whipworms and relatives	Chapters 23 and 29
November 25	Exam II; covers the helminths
November 27	Thanksgiving, No Class
December 2	Phylum: Arthropoda: introduction; parasitic crustaceans and insects	Chapters 33, 34, 35
December 4	Parasitic insects (cont'd); parasitic arachnids: ticks and mites	Chapters 36, 37, 38, 40
	Term Paper Due
December 9	Immunology and Immunopathology	Chapter 3
December 11	Immunopathology (Cont.) and Drug Treatment	Handouts
December 16	Final exam 10:10 - 12:10. Covers arthropods, immunology, and drug treatment (80%) and material from previous sections (20%).

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