নেত্রকোণা মেডিকেল কলেজ, নেত্রকোণা

Introduction: Introduction to parasitology, common parasitic diseases of Bangladesh, Terms and definitions, classifications of parasites according to habitat, Host: definition, classification with examples.

Intestinal, luminal and free living protozoa:

Entamoeba:  Classification  Geographical distribution, morphology, disease, clinical features, pathogenesis, laboratory diagnosis and treatment.  Extraintestinal amoebiasis.

Giardia intestinalis and Trichomonas vaginalis:  Morphology, transmission, disease, clinical features, pathogenesis, laboratory diagnosis and treatment.  Acanthemoeba, Negleria, Balamuthia and Sappinia

Blood and Tissue Protozoa:

Leishmania species: Classification, morphology, disease production. Leishmania donovani and PKDL:  Geographical distribution morphology, lifecycle, disease, clinical features, pathogenesis laboratory diagnosis and treatment.  Cutaneous leishmaniasis: Causative agents, pathogenesis, lab diagnosis and management.  Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis(MCL).

Plasmodium species: Epidemiology, morphology, lifecycle, disease, clinical features, pathogenesis, complications, laboratory diagnosis, treatment and prevention.

Acanthemoeba , Negleria, Balamuthia and Sappinia

Toxoplasma gondii, Crytosporidium, Balantidium coli

Cestodes and Trematodes:  Classify according to habitat with examples  Common characteristics of Cestodes, Trematodes and Nematodes.  Morphology, lifecycle, diseases, clinical features, pathogenesis, laboratory diagnosis of Taenia saginata and Taenia solium, T. asiatica.

Echinococcus: Different species  Morphology, lifecycle, disease, clinical features, pathogenesis and laboratory diagnosis and treatment.

Intestinal Nematodes:  Geographical distribution, morphology, lifecycle, disease, clinical features, pathogenesis, laboratory diagnosis of Ascaris lumbricoides, Hook worm, Trichuris trichiura, Enterobious vermicularis, Strongyloides stercoralis.  Larva migrans and larva currens.  Hyperinfection syndrome

Tissue nematodes: Classification, morphology and mode of transmission, diseases produced.

Wuchareria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, B. timori  Morphology, lifecycle, disease (classical and occult filariasis, tropical pulmonary eosinophilia), clinical features, pathogenesis, complications, laboratory diagnosis and treatment of filariasis. Periodicity of microfilaria. Provocative test.  Parasites associated with cancer

Additional: 1. Important characteristics and disease produced by:  Hymenolepes nana, Diphylobothrium latum, Dipylidium  Schistosoma  Trypanosoma  Loa loa, Onchosercous volvulous  D. medinansis  Fasiolopsis buski, Faciola hepatica: habitat, disease, clinical features, laboratory diagnosis and treatment.  Anisakis  Cyclospora, Cystoisospora, Sarcocystis  Trichinella