Eco-epidemiology of parasitic diseases 1400-226EECHP-W
Introduction to ecology of parasites: from individuals to communities. Parasites in different ecosystems and their impact on public health. Horizontal and vertical transmission of the parasites. Water and/or soil borne parasitic infections in humans and animals (Giardia sp., Cryptosporidium sp., Cyclospora cayetanensis, Toxoplasma gondii, Entamoeba histolytica, Acanthamoeba sp. Naegleria fowleri). Food borne parasitic infections in humans (Toxoplasma gondii, Trichinella spiralis, Echinococcus sp.). Basic parasitology, origin of the organism, pathogenicity, survival in environment. The methods of detection and molecular epidemiology. Transmission of dispersal stages in the environment. Parasitic Arthropoda and their role in epidemiology of vector borne infections. Ecology of blood-sucking parasites. Tick-borne diseases (TBE, borreliosis, babesiosis, anaplasmosis, rickettsiosis and others). Population concepts of parasites. Interactions between parasite species. Factors influencing parasite populations. Influence of parasites on host populations. Communities of parasites. Co-infections and molecular diversity of parasites.
Type of course
Mode
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Learning outcomes
After completion of the course student shall present the knowledge on:
Different aspects of up-to-date epidemiology of parasite infections in European Union; Different issues in parasite ecology; Transmission routes for the most common human parasites. Student shall be able to estimate and compare basic epidemiological parameters, shall be able to analyze and present the results of own scientific projects on parasite ecology.
K_W05BI1, K_W06BI1, K_W07BI1, K_W09BI1, K_W01BI2, K_W02BI2
Assessment criteria
Assessment of lecture program - written exam (test) with about 20 closed questions.
Practical placement
None
Bibliography
Bush, A.O. et al. (2001). Parasitism. The diversity and ecology of animal parasites. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
Combes C. (1999). Ekologia i ewolucja pasożytnictwa. Długotrwałe wzajemne oddziaływania. PWN, Warszawa.
Cox, F.E.G. (1993). Modern Parasitology. Blackwell Scietific Publicatiois, Oxford.
Deryło, A. et al. (2002). Parazytologia i akaroentomologia medyczna. PWN, Warszawa.
Melhorn, H. (1988). Parasitology in Focus, Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
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