INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL PARASITOLOGY

1. Introduction
1.1 Medical Parasitology
1.2 Types of Parasites
1.3 Types of Hosts
1.4 Host-Parasite Relationship
1.5 Classification and General Characters of Human Parasites
2. History of Human Parasites and Paleoparasitology
2.1 Helminthic Worms in History
2.2 Protozoan Parasites in History
2.3 Paleoparasitology
3. Epidemiology
3.1 Effects of Environmental Changes on Emerging Parasitic Diseases
3.2 Role of Human Behavior in Transmission of Parasitic Diseases
3.3 Population Movement and Parasitic Diseases
4. Endoparasites
4.1 Intestinal and Atrial Endoparasites
4.2 Blood and Tissue Endoparasites
4.3 Examples of Some Endoparasitic Diseases
5. Ectoparasites
5.1 Pediculosis as an Example of Ectoparasitic Diseases
6. Immunoparasitology and Immunomodulation
6.1 Immune Response to Parasites
6.2 Mechanism of Evasion of Immune Response to Parasites
6.3 Consequences of Immune Response to Parasites
7. Molecular Parasitology
7.1 Structure of DNA
7.2 Gene Expression
7.3 Genetic Diversity
7.4 Applications of Molecular Techniques in Parasitology
8. Burden of Parasitic Diseases
8.1 Complications of Some Parasitic Infections
8.2 Parasitic Infections and Cancers
8.3 The Economic Impact of Human Parasitic Diseases
9. Diagnosis of Parasitic Diseases
9.1 Microscopy
9.2 Immunodiagnosis
9.3 Molecular-Based Approaches
9.4 Imaging Techniques and Endoscopy
9.5 Recent Diagnostic Advances Using Nanotechnology
10. Control of Parasitic Diseases
10.1 Methods of Prevention and Control of Food and Water Borne Parasitic Diseases
10.2 Control of Vector Borne Parasitic Diseases
10.3 Control of Neglected Tropical Parasitic Diseases

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