Course: Parasitology

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Course title Parasitology
Course code ZOO/PARSB
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Baláž Vojtech, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The course focuses on morphology, ecology, bionomy, systematics, medicinal significance, and presenting particular taxa of human and animal parasites. Their significance in epidemiology, with special emphasis on natural reservoirs, treatment, methods of elimination of the reservoir hosts and the prevention actions.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
Learning outcomes
morphology, ecology, bionomy, systematics, medicinal significance, and particular taxa of parasites.
Student should be able to (after attending the course): - Describe the morphology, ecology, bionomy, systematics, medicinal significance human and animal parasites. - Describe the diseases cause by the parasites. - Describe the treatment, methods of elimination of the reservoir hosts and the prevention actions.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

knowledge in extent of the lectures
Recommended literature
  • Begon M., Harper J.L., Townsend C.R. (1997). EKOLOGIE jedinci, populace a společenstva. Vydavatelství univerzity Palackého Olomouc.
  • Daneš L. 2003. Přírodně ohniskové nákazy. Karolinum. 167 str..
  • Hausmann K., Hülsmann N. (2003). Protozoologie. Academia Praha.
  • Horák P., Scholz T. (1998). Biologie helmintů. Karolinum Praha.
  • Chroust K., Lukešová D., Modrý D., Svobodová V. (1997). Veterinární protozoologie. Ústav parazitologie FVL VFU Brno..
  • Chroust K., Svobodová V., Modrý D., Volf J. (2000). Veterinární arachnoentomologie. Ústav parazitologie FVL VFU Brno..
  • Jíra J. (1998):. Lékařská helmintologie. Galén Praha, 494 str..
  • Jíra J. (2009). Lékařská protozoologie. Galén, Praha, 567 str..
  • Rosický B., Daniel M. a kol. (1989). Lékařská entomologie a životní.
  • Ryšavý a kol. 1988. Základy parazitologie, SPN Praha.
  • Volf, P, Horák P. a kol. 2007:. Paraziti a jejich biologie. Triton, Praha.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Zoology (2021) Category: Biology courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer