Parasitology is the scientific study of parasites and the relationship between parasites and their hosts. It includes areas like the biology, physiology, ecology and pathology of parasites as well as the host's response. The scope of parasitology includes academic study, its role in public health, animal husbandry, medicine, and agriculture. It aims to understand parasite survival and transmission as well as develop prevention and treatment of parasitic diseases.

1. Scope of Parasitology
Parasitology is the study of parasites, their
host, and the relationships between them.
More elaborately,
Parasitology is the scientific discipline
concerned with the study of the biology of
parasites and parasitic disease, including,
the distribution, biochemistry, physiology,
molecular biology, ecology, evolution and
clinical aspects of parasites including the
host response to these agents.

2. Scopes of Parasitology
 Can be explain in following headings.
1. Academic Scope
2. Health sector
3. Animal Husbandry
4. Medical Scope
5. Agricultural Scope

3. Scopes of Parasitology
1. Academic Scope
 Parasitology is studied as a course of study.
 It is studied for the completion of Academic
sesion and gives knowledge about parasites
to the respective students.

4. Scopes of Parasitology
2. Health Sector
 This is an aspect which deals with parasite
survival in host as well as host susceptibility.
 This aspect is particularly important when
formulating concentrations of
chemotherapeutic agents and vaccines.

5. Scopes of Parasitology
3. Medical Parasitology
 This is the science that deals with organisms
living in the human body(host) and the
medical significance of the host-parasite
relationships.
 It is also concerned with the various methods
of their diagnosis, treatment and finally their
prevention and control.

6. Scopes of Parasitology
4. Animal Husbandry
 Parasite may cause disease on animals.
 Thus, they may die or become unproductive.
 By the knowledge of parasitology, advanced
animal husbandry can be done by selecting
sexually and medically fit animals

7. Scopes of Parasitology
5. Agricultural Scope
 Plant can also be host for parasites.
 Aphids like ectoparasites depend on plants for its
survival.
 All major groups of plants, animals and
microorganisms are susceptible to attacked by
parasites.
 Better knowledge on the relationship of parasites
with plants helps to yield better quality and
quantity of crops.