This course deals with the classification, morphological characteristics, life cycles, pathogenicity, epidemiology of parasites, namely:
Protozoa- pathogenic and non-pathogenic amoebae,free living pathogenic amoebae, intestinal and urogenital flagellates, blood and tissue flagellates, ciliates, malarial parasites and other coccidia.
Helminths- Cestodes (pseudophyllidea and cyclophyllidea), Nematodes (intestinal and tissue worms), Trematodes (Intestinal,hepatic and lung flukes).