BIO 173 Course Guide
Lecture Outline:
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Behavioral Objectives |
I. Introduction & General Concepts A. Definitions 1) Parasitology 2) Symbiosis 3) Parasite Types & Characteristics 4) Hosts & Vectors 5) Parasite Life Cycles 6) Host-Parasite Relationship B. Parasitology and Human Welfare C. Parasitology and Animal Welfare D. Parasite systematics, ecology and evolution E. Parasitology concepts on immunology and Pathology
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II. Parasitic Protozoans
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FIRST LECTURE EXAM |
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III. Parasitic Helminths A. Flatworms (Platyhelminths) 1) Basic Form and Function 2) Digenean Flukes (Trematodes) a. Special characteristics and General Life Cycle b. Liver Flukes c. Intestinal Flukes d. Lung Flukes e. Blood Flukes 3) Tapeworms (Cestodes) a. Special characteristics and General Life Cycle b. Cyclophyllideans c. Pseudophyllideans |
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B. Roundworms (Nematodes) 1) Basic Form and Function 2) Directly-Transmitted 3) Food-Borne 4) Soil-Transmitted 5) Vector-Borne |
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SECOND LECTURE EXAMINATION |
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IV. Acanthocephala : Thorny-Headed Worms
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V. Arthropods as Vectors & Ectoparasites
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THIRD LECTURE EXAMINATION |
Laboratory Outline:Based on the prescribed BIO 173 laboratory manual of the Dept. of Biology.
Exercise 1 Microscope
Exercise 2 Protista
Exercise 3 The Flagellates
Exercise 4 The Amebas
Exercise 5 The Apicomplexa
Exercise 6 The Ciliates
Exercise 7 Platyhelminthes
Exercise 8 Trematodes
Exercise 9 Cestodes
Exercise 10 Nematoda
Exercise 11 Arthropoda
Exercise 12 Laboratory Techniques