Syllabus
See the Czech version - the lectures are in Czech.
Annotation
The basic course focused on the cellular and molecular biology of parasitic organisms and mechanisms of host-parasite interactions, and transmission of parasites by vectors. The following topics are the most important in the protozoology part: cell and cytoskeleton, membrane transport, cell organelles, interactions of protozoa with mucosa, adaptation to parasitism in body liquids, mechanisms of intracellular parasitism, mode of action of antiparasitic drugs. In the helminthology part: mechanisms of infection of and migration within hosts, immune and hormonal interactions between helminths and hosts, evasion strategies, intracellular parasitism. An integral part of the lecture is centered on interactions between vectors and transmitted parasitic agents.
Before participating in General Parasitology, it is recommended (but not obligatorily required) to pass the following bachelor courses: Foundations of Parasitology, Biochemistry, Foundations of Molecular Biology, Immunology for Bachelors.