Syllabus
Semester: 1.10.2023 – 7.1 2024REGULAR TEACHING OF PARASITOLOGY COURSE STARTS ON: 2.10. 2023
Lectures will be held every Monday at 12:20, duration 90 min in Parasitology lecture room (first basement, Viničná 7). In the case of unexpected changes, teacher absence or necessary online lecture, students will be informed via e-mail.
Preliminary schedule:
PARASITOLOGY IN GENERAL
I. – 2.10. – Doc. Votýpka (Parasitism as a strategy)
II. – 9.10. – Doc. Votýpka (Unconventional forms of parasitism)
MEDICALLY IMPORTANT PROTISTS: CELL BIOLOGY AND DISEASES
I – 16.10. - Prof. Tachezy (Evolution and Taxonomy of Parasitic Protists)
II – 23.10. - Doc. Hrdý (Amoebae and Metamonads)
III – 30.10. - Dr. Doležal (Malaria and Toxoplasmosis)
MEDICALLY IMPORTANT HELMINTHS: BIOLOGY AND DISEASES
I – 6. 11. – Dr. Bulantová (General Introduction)
II - 13. 11. - Dr. Leontovyč (Trematoda)
III – 20. 11. - Dr. Leontovyč (Cestoda)
IV – 27. 11. - Dr. Mikeš (Nematoda)
MEDICALLY IMPORTANT ARTHROPODS: BIOLOGY AND TRANSMITTED DIESEASES
I. – 4.12. Dr. Dvořák (Vectors)
II. + III. – 11.12. - Dr. Dvořák (Diptera + Bloodfeeding)
Annotation
This subject is meant for Erasmus students.
The introductory course "Parasitology" provides a brief overview of parasitic protists, helminths and arthropods, highlighting their phylogenetic relationships, life cycles/transmission modes and survival strategies. The most important human and animal parasites (mentioning also their pathogenicity, course of the illness, epidemiology, etc.) are presented.