Class Parasitology

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.

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.

Expositive lectures using audio-visual means. The assessment methodology follows the rules present on
the ULusófona 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.

• Bowman, D. (2021). Georgis' Parasitology for Veterinarians, 11th 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.
• Urquhart, G. M., Armour, J., Duncan, J.L., Dunn, A.M. & Jennings, F.W. (2001). Veterinary Parasitology. (2nd ed.). Oxford: Blackwell Science Ltd.
• Jacobs, D., Fox, M., Gibbons, L., & Hermosilla, C. (2015). Principles of veterinary parasitology. John Wiley & Sons.