Course: Selected chapters from parasitology

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Course title Selected chapters from parasitology
Course code KBE/VKP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kneysová Jana, Mgr.
  • Šlamborová Irena, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Basic concepts and terminology, parasite interaction - host, parasite influence on host, selected parasitic diseases and their treatment 1) Characteristics of parasites, forms of parasitism, spread of parasitism, system and taxonomy of parasites 2) Protozoa (development cycles, transmission, symptoms, treatment) 3) Sputum (developmental cycles, transmission, symptoms, treatment) 4) Motolice, tapeworms (development cycles, transmission and risks to humans, symptoms, treatment) 5) Ticks, lice, fleas, bloodthirsty plaques, mosquitoes - way of transmission, symptoms, treatment, vaccination, antiparasitics 6) Plant parasitism 7) Evolution and ecology of parasites Laboratory exercises are linked to topics of lectures.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments), Lecture, Practicum
  • Class attendance - 28 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 20 hours per semester
  • Class attendance - 8 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 40 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 40 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course provides students with knowledge of the basic concepts: the phenomenon of parasitism, parasite diversity, host specificity, parasite-host interactions, regression evolution in parasites; an overview of the major parasite groups: protozoa, helminths, arthropods and major parasitic diseases.
Theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the field.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Written assignment, Test

Active participation in exercises, protocol processing, 2 continuous tests - the result will be counted in the final mark.
Recommended literature
  • Volf, P., Horák, P. a kol. Paraziti a jejich biologie. Praha. Triton, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7387-008-9.
  • VOTÝPKA, J., KOLÁŘOVÁ, I., HORÁK, P. a kol. O parazitech a lidech. Praha, Triton, 2018. ISBN 978-80-7553-350-0.


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