Unit 1………………………………………………………………….. 7
General Concepts in Parasitology
• Introduction to Parasitology, Definitions of Parasites, host, Vector, Zoonosis
• Types of parasites- Ectoparasites, Endoparasite and their subtypes
• Basic concept of Parasitism, Symbiosis, commensalisms and mutualism
• Types of hosts: Intermediate and Definitive, Accidental and Reservoir hosts
Unit 2…………………………………………………………… 20
Protozoan Parasites
Study of morphology, life cycle, pathogenicity, and control measures of following-
• Entamoeba histolytica
• Plasmodium vivax
Unit 3………………………………………………………… 32
Helminthes Parasites
Study of morphology, life cycle, pathogenicity, and control measures of following-
• Taenia solium
• Fasciola hepatica
• Wuchereria bancrofti
Unit 4…………………………………………………………… 50
Parasitic Arthropods
Study of morphology, life cycle, pathogenicity, and control measures of following-
• Ticks (Soft tick Ornithodoros, Hard tick Ixodes)
• Mites (Sarcoptes scabiei)
• Lice (Pediculus humanus)
References……………………………………………………. 62
