Parasitology

Presentation

Study of parasitism as a phenomenon of relationships between organisms. Study of the taxonomy, morphology, biology, epidemiology of the main nematodes, cestodes, trematodes, acanthocephala, protozoa, insects and arachnids important in veterinary medicine and public health. International rules on zoological nomenclature. Concepts related to parasitism. Parasite-host relationship, ecology and evolutionary aspects of parasites.

Part of this Programme

Veterinary Medicine

Level of Qualification|Semesters|ECTS

| Semestral | 4

Year | Type of course unit | Language

2 |Mandatory |Português

Code

ULHT478-4555

Recommended complementary curricular units

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and co-requisites

n/a

Professional Internship

Não

Syllabus

Study of parasitism as a phenomenon of relationships between organisms. Study of the taxonomy, morphology, biology, epidemiology of the main nematodes, cestodes, trematodes, acanthocephalan, protozoan, insects, and arachnids important in veterinary medicine and public health. International rules on zoological nomenclature. Concepts related to parasitism. Parasite-host relationship, ecology, and evolutionary aspects of parasites.

Objectives

To learn about taxonomy, morphology, biology, epidemiology of the main nematodes, cestodes, trematodes, acanthocephala, protozoa, insects and arachnids of medical-veterinary importance and public health; the relationships with domestic, wild, aquatic animals and Man as the aetiological base for the student preparation to other scientific subareas such as Pathology and Clinics of Parasitic Diseases, Clinics and Animal Health, Food Safety and Public Health. Development of skills to collect, preserve and identify samples. 

Teaching methodologies and assessment

Expositive lectures using audio-visual means. The assessment methodology follows the rules present on the ULHT regulation concerning knowledge assessment. The theoretical component has a weight of 50% in the the final grade. The student is approved in the theoretical assessment with a minimum of 9,5 values out of 20. Practical classes are laboratorial ones, through macroscopic and microscopic observation of specimens and research of information in scientific articles, in the context of supervised self-learning. Theoretical assessment is carried out through two written exams. Continuous practical assessment is carried out with two exams about practical lessons (60%) and by the presentation of a work group (40%). The practical component has weight of 50% in the final classification. The student is approved in the continuous practical assessment with a minimum of 9,5 values out of 20.

References

• Bowman, D. (2013). Georgis' Parasitology for Veterinarians, 10th Edition. W.B. SaundersCo.,Philadelphia.
• Foreyt, W. J. (2010). Veterinary Parasitology: Reference Manual (5th ed.). Ames: Blackwell Publishing.
• Taylor, M.A., et. al., (2016). Veterinary Parasitology (4rd ed.). Oxford; Ames:Blackwell Publishing.
• Anne M. Zajac, Gary A. Conboy (2012) Veterinary Clinical Parasitology (8th ed.) John Wiley & Sons.
• Thienpont , D.; Rochette, F.; Vanparijs, O.F.J. (1986). Diagnóstico de las helminthiasis por medio del examen coprológico (2nd ed.) Janssen Research Foundation, Beerse, Belgium.
• Urquhart, G. M., Armour, J., Duncan, J.L., Dunn, A.M. & Jennings, F.W. (2001). Veterinary Parasitology. (2nd ed.). Oxford: Blackwell Science Ltd.

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