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20I2O10 - Parasitology 1

Course specification
Course title Parasitology 1
Acronym 20I2O10
Study programme Veterinary Medicine
Module
Type of study Integrated academic studies
Lecturer (for classes)
Lecturer/Associate (for practice)
Lecturer/Associate (for OTC)
    ESPB 5.0 Status obligatory
    Condition Enrolled semester in which the course is taken Oblik uslovljenosti
    The goal Introducing the students to taxonomy, morphological and morphometric characteristics of parasites in the field of protozoology, helminthology and arachnoentomology, biological cycle of parasites, different levels of host-parasite interactions, as well as methods for sampling, isolation and identification of parasites and/or their developmental stages.
    The outcome Upon completing the course, the student should be able to: use parasitological terminology in a correct way; explain the complex relationships between parasites, hosts and the external environment; select an adequate sample for parasitological analysis based on the knowledge related to the parasite life cycle; independently collect and processes material for laboratory analyzes; select and apply the most suitable method of laboratory diagnostics; recognize and identify developmental form of the parasite based on its morphological and morphometric characteristics.
    Contents
    Contents of lectures Parasitism and its forms; morphological, morphometric, biological and immunological characteristics of parasites; nomenclature and taxonomy; life cycle, transmission routes and modes of parasite reproduction; parasite nutrition and metabolic products; relationship among parasites, hosts and the external environment; host reaction to the presence of parasites; the importance of parasites in epizootiology and epidemiology of animals and humans as well as in ecology; parasite species important for veterinary medicine in the field of protozoology, helminthology and arachnoentomology; zoonotic potential of parasites; the role and importance of intermediate hosts in parasite transmission.
    Contents of exercises General and specific morphological characteristics of parasites from different taxonomic groups (protozoa, helminths, arthropods); recognition and identification of parasites and their developmental forms in macroscopic and microscopic preparations; basic methods of parasitological diagnostics and their application.
    Literature
    1. Kulišić Z: Helmithology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbian Veterinary Chamber, Belgrade, 2001.
    2. Kulišić Z, Aleksić-Bakrač N: Dictionary of basic terms in parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, 1999.
    3. Teodorović V, Bunčić O, Kulišić Z, Radenković-Damnjanović B, Teodorović R, Đorđević M, Mirilović M: Trichinella – trichinellosis, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, Naučna KMD, Belgrade, 2007.
    4. Bowman DD: Georgis' Parasitology for Veterinarians, 10th Edition, Elsevier Health Sciences, 2014.
    5. Jacobs D, Fox M, Gibbons L, Hermosilla C: Principles of veterinary parasitology, Wiley-Blackwell, 2015.
    Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year
    Lectures Exercises OTC Study and Research Other classes
    3 2
    Methods of teaching Oral presentation, video presentation, interactive discussion, laboratory work.
    Knowledge score (maximum points 100)
    Pre obligations Points Final exam Points
    Activites during lectures 5 Test paper 20
    Practical lessons 10 Oral examination 50
    Projects
    Colloquia 15
    Seminars