CLS 412 Medical Parasitology

By the end of CLS412 course students

a) should be able to appreciate the parasites' life-cycle, their behavior in the environment, and the disease they caused. Basic biochemistry and host specificity, mechanisms of evasion of host's immune responses  are discussed.
 
b)  are exposed to drugs commonly used against human parasites, and disease control strategies. The epidemiology of the disease and the control strategies are discussed in the context of the local environment.
 
c)  are to be competent public health workers, and should be able to advise the public in control strategies against parasitic diseases.
 
d) are encouraged to do text-book-based or IT-based self-studies.
 
c)  do laboratory (practical work) sessions; they are exposed to permanent mount parasites or in fresh biological specimens. Studenst are also taught  how to isolate parasites and to do simple diagnostic test techniques. They are trained to be competent laboratory personnel, able to isolate, process and stain, and identify human parasites of  importance