This course aims to develop knowledge and skills for identifying, diagnosing, managing, preventing, and controlling parasitic diseases. The course covers classification, life cycles, transmission, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of various parasites. It involves lectures, practical classes, tutorials and discussions. Students will learn skills like microscopic examination of parasites and stool samples. They will be evaluated through in-course and end-of-course assessments covering parasites affecting the alimentary system, blood, organs, and reproductive systems caused by protozoa and helminths.

1. Parasitology
Course Description
The aim of the course is to develop basic knowledge and skill to identify the parasites,
diagnose the diseases caused by them, manage the patients, prevent and control parasitic
diseases. At the end of the course the students should be able to,
 State the definitions and classification of parasites
 Describe the geographical distribution, life cycle, morphology at different stages, sources
of infection and mode of transmission of each parasite with a view of prevention and
control of parasitic diseases.
 Identify the parasites at different stages of life cycle, their vectors and hosts by
macroscopic or microscopic examination as appropriate.
 List the organs or the systems affected by the parasites and describe the pathogenesis, signs
and symptoms
 Describe the sample collection methods, transport and laboratory diagnosis of parasitic
diseases.
 Perform stool examination for intestinal parasites and blood smear staining for malaria and
filarial parasites.
 Outline treatment of parasitic illnesses and management of patients.
 Describe the prevention and control of each parasitic illness
 Describe the parasitic zoonotic diseases
 Identify the medically important snakes and the basis of management of snake bite.
 Motivated to use the knowledge and skills obtained in the subject to understand the
problems and management of their patients during clinical clerkships at the Teaching
Hospital.
The teaching / learning methods include lectures, practical classes, tutorials and modified
small group discussions. Students are encouraged to actively participate in the activities.
Handouts and copies of power point presentations are given to students as learning materials.
Students are evaluated by two in course assessments and end of course assessments.
Formative evaluations will be conducted frequently and the answers will be discussed with the
students.

2. Detailed Syllabus
Term 6
Protozoa
Alimentary system
1 Lecture Amoebiasis
1 Lecture Amoebiasis + Balantidiasis
1 Lecture Giardiasis + Cryptosporidiosis
1 Practical Use of microscope [4 groups 45 min each]
1 Practical Amoebiasis [4 groups 45 min each]
1 Practical Balantidiasis+ Giardiasis [4 groups 45 min each]
3 SGD Diarrhoea - 4 groups
Blood and other organs
3 Lecture Malaria
1 Practical Malaria (Demonstration) [4 groups 45 min each]
1 Practical Malaria (staining) [4 groups 45 min each]
3 SGD Malaria [4 groups]
1 Lecture Leishmaniasis
1 Lecture Trypanosomiasis
1 Lecture Toxoplasmosis
1 Practical Leishmaniasis + Trypanosomiasis [4 x 45 min each]
1 Practical Trypanosomiasis + Toxoplasmosis [4 x 45 min each]
3 SGD Leismaniasis [4 groups]
Reproductive system
1 Lecture Trichomoniasis
Term 7
Helminthes
Alimentary system
1 Lecture Ascariasis & Trichuriasis
1 Lecture Hookworm disease & Strongyloidiasis
1 Lecture Enterobiasis, Trichinellosis
1 Practical Ascariasis & Trichuriasis + Hookworm disease+
Enterobiasis & Trichinellosis [4 groups 45 min each]
3 SGD Nematodes
1 Lecture Adult cestodes
1 Lecture Hydatid disease & cysticercorsis
1 Lecture Larvae migrans
3 Practical Adult cestodes + Hydatid disease [4 groups 45 min each]
1 Lecture GI tract Trematodes

3. Blood & Lymphatic system
1 Lecture Schistosomiasis + Other trematode
1 Practical Trematodes
1 Lecture Lymphatic filariasis
1 Lecture Lymphatic filariasis + Tropical Pulmonary eosinophilia
1 Practical Filariasis
1 Practical Stool examination
3 SGD Nematodes
3 SGD Cestodes & Trematodes
Arthropods
1 Lecture Mosquitoes
1 Lecture Mosquito control
1 Lecture Flies+ Myasis
1 Practical Mosquitoes + Flies [4 groups 45 min each]
3 SGD Mosquitoes + Mosquito control
1 Lecture Scabies+ Typhus mite
1 Lecture Lice+ Fleas + Ticks
1 Practical Scabies + Lice+ Fleas + Ticks [4 groups 45 min each]
3 SGD Ectoparasites
Snakes
1 Lecture Snakes classification & identification
1 Lecture Snake bite treatment & management
1 Practical Snakes [4 groups 45 min each]
3 SGD Snake bite
Zoonosis
1 Lecture Parasitic Zoonosis
3 SGD Parasitic Zoonosis
Summary
Term 5 Term 6 Term 7 Total
Lecture 10 18 28
SGD 3 7 10
Practical 7 10 17
Total 0 20 35 55

4. References:
Textbooks
1) Text book of Medical Parasitology. C K Jayaram Paniker, 6th edition, New Delhi: Jaypee
Brothers, 2007.
2) Parasitology (Protozology and Helminthology) in relation to clinical Medicine. Chatterjee,
K.D, 12th edition, Calcutta: Chatterjee medical publishers, 1980.
3) Basic Clinical Parasitology. Franklin A Neva, 6th edition, East Norwalk: Prentice Hall
International Inc, 1996.
4) Entomology for students of Medicine. Gordon R M and Lavoipierre M M J, Blackwells
Scientific Publications, 1978.
Reference Books
1) Manson’s Tropical Diseases. Gordon Cook and Alimuddin Zumla, 21st edition, Saunders,
2002.
2) Toply and Wilson’s Microbiology and Microbial Infections.Volume 5. 10th edition, ASM
Press, 2005.
Evaluation of Parasitology
Distribution Distribution
of Marks- of Marks- Details of evaluation- Qualifying
Type of Examination First subsequent No. of hrs No. of pass marks
examination examinations question etc. (%)
1 In course 2 Theory Papers + 2
Assessment: 15
Spots
2 End of the course 85 100
2.1. Essay 50 60 4 questions-2hr 40%
2.2. Practicals:
2.2.1 Stool 20 20 20 min/group
Examination
2.2.2 Spots 5 5 20 min/group
2.3. Viva 10 15 10 min/ student