The University of Faisalabad

Total
Contact
Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Lectures
Hrs/Week
Allocated
BSMLS-V Parasitology 3(2-1) 4 45

Semester
Commencement of Mid Semester
Discipline Semester no Termination
Semester Examination
Date
BSMLS V 22-01-2024 22-03-24 27-05-24

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to equip medical laboratory sciences students with the basic
concepts of medical Parasitology and general laboratory diagnosis of parasitic diseases of human importance.

COURSE OBJECTIVES: At the end of this course the students will be able to describe the morphology,
classification, clinical features, pathogenesis, laboratory diagnosis and prevention and control measures of
parasites.

RECOMMENDED BOOKS:

Title Author
Essentials of MEDICAL PARASITOLOGY Apurba Sankar Sastry, Sandhya Bhat K
Medical Parasitology By E.K., Markell; M.A., Marietta Voge and D.T., John.
(2007)
Web Atlas of Medical Parasitology Author(s): The Korean Society for Parasitology

Contents:-
Week Lecture
Title of Chapter Contents
Number
1 Association between parasite and host
Kinds of parasite
1
Kinds of host
symbiotic relationships
Effect of parasites on the host
Introduction to
2 Morphology of parasite
Medical
Life cycle of parasite
Parasitology
2 Transmission of parasite
Diagnosis of parasite
3
Treatment of parasite
Control of parasite
4 CLASSIFICATION OF MEDICAL PARASITOLOGY
3 Medical Classification, Morphology, transmission, pathogensis of protozoa
5
Protozology Medically concerned ptotozoa
Amoebiasis Entamoeba Histolytica
6
Other Amebae inhabiting the alimentary canal
4 Flagellates Giardia lamblia
Trichomonas vaginalis
7 Dientamoeba fragilis
Other flagellates inhabiting the alimentary canal

8 Haemoflagelat Leishmania Species

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es and ciliates Trypanosomiasis
Balantidiasis
5 COCCIDIA Malaria
9 (SPOROZOA) Plasmodium
Other cocidian parasites
MEDICAL Introduction
10
HELMINTHOLOGY
6 11 General Characteristics of trematodes

Blood Flukes (Schistosomiasis, Schistosoma Mansoni, Urinary

12 MEDICALLY Scistosomiasis, Schistosoma Japonium, Schistosoma
IMPORTANT Intercalatum)
7 TREMATODES Quiz
13
(FLUKES)
Intestinal Flukes
14
Liver flukes
8 15 Mid-term examination
9 General Characteristics of nematodes
16
Ascaris lumbricoides
17
Hook worms
10 Larva migrans
18 Nematodes
Strongyloides stercoralis
(Round Worms)
Enterobius vermicularis
19
11 Filarial worms
20 Dracunculus Medinensis
Trichinosis
21 General Characteristics of cestodes
Hymenolepis nana
22
Hymenolepis Diminuta
12 Echinococcus Granulosus
23 Cestodes Echinococcus multilocularis
(Tapeworms)
. Taenia Saginata
24
Taenia Solium
13 25 Diphylobotrium
26 Quiz
14 INTRODUCTION IMPORTANCE OF ARTHROPODS IN
27
PARASITOLOGY
28 CLASSIFICATION OF ARTHROPODS
MEDICAL
15 ENTOMOLOGY MEDICAL CONDITIONS RELATED TO ARTHROPODS
29
VECTOR CONTROL MEASURES
30

Recommended Practical Topics

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Sr. No List of practical Weeks
1
Demonstration of different lab equipment and Use 1
of Microscope
2 Smear preparation techniques of blood parasites 2
3 Fixation and staining of smears 3
4 Qualitative Stool Examination 4
5 Quantitative Stool Examination 5
6 Blood examination 6
7 Blood staining 7
8 Urine examination 8
9 Sputum examination 9
10 Cerebrospinal fluid examination 10
11 Entamoeba histolytica, Entamoeba coli, 11
12 Toxoplasma gondii, plasmodium 12
13 Leishmenia, Giardia lamblia 13
14 Trypnosoma spp 14
15 Mounting and Culture medium of protozoa 15
ASSESSMENT SCHEME

Internal Assessment: 35marks Mid Semester Examination: 25 marks, Final Semester

Examination: 40 marks

Sr. Category Marks Date Topic

No.
1 Quiz 1 06 21-03-2024  Medical protozoology
 Amoebiasis
 Flagellates
2 Quiz 2 04 18-05-2024  nematodes
 cestodes
3 Assignment 1 8 01-04-2024 Lab test for diagnosis of parasites
4 Assignment 2 7 22-05-2024 Antiparasitic drugs and drug resistance
5 Sessional Marks 10
(student Behaviors,
class overall
performance &
Presentation)

Note:-The above course outline covers all contents of the subject as prescribed by HEC and
respective accreditation Council.

Instructor’s name:_Dr. Shaza Zarnab Signature & Date________________ HOS/COS Dr.

Shaza Zarnab__

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