1. Course Title: Medical Parasitology Course Code: (6501103)

2. Course Description 1. Topics to be Covered List of Topics No. of Weeks
Contact Hours
Introduction to Parasitology and history of parasites. 1 3
Protozoa: Plasmodium, coccidia, Entamoebae, Giardia, leishmania, toxoplasma, trychomonas vaginalis, Ciliata, Plantidium. 4 12
Metazoa: Nematoda: (Ascaris, Ancylostoma). 
Trichinella spiralis, Polychaeta.
Strongyloides stercoralis, Onchocerca,
Dracunculus medinensis, Loa loa, filariasis, wuchereria bancrofti, Progia 2 6
Cestoda: Taneia Saginata, Taneia Solium.
Echinococcus, Diphyllobothrium latum.
Hymenolepis nana.
Trematoda: Schistosoma, Fasciola, Paragonimus westermani

3. Course Components
2. Course components (total contact hours and credits per semester): contact hours: 45 credit hours:2
Lecture
Tutorial
Laboratory
Practical
Other:
Total
Contact Hours 15 30 45
Credit 1 2

4. Course grades Total Final Written Exam Practical Exam
Midterm Written Exam
quizzes and attendance
Name of Course
100 40 20
Medical Parasitology

5. Umm Al-Qura University
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Umm Al-Qura University
Health Sciences College at Al-Leith
Department of Public Health
Lecture (1)

6. Medical Parasitology General introduction to medical parasitology

7. Objectives
1/ Know common medical parasites those infect humans. 2/ Define parasitology and Medical parasitology. 3/ Define parasite and host. 4/ Define types of parasite and host. 5/ Give an example of some insects that transmitted parasites.

8. Introduction:
The initial discovery of the parasite was without the aid of any microscopes, because its sufficiently big size make them visible to naked eye. Linnaeus identify Fasciola without the aid of microscope.
The availability of microscope helped in discovery of new parasites.

10. Definitions
1- A parasite: is a living organism which takes its nourishment and other needs from a host.
2- The Host: is an organism which supports the parasite.
3- Parasitology: Is the science which deals with parasites.

11. 4- 1 Medical parasitology :
is the science that deals with organisms living in the human body (the host) and the medical significance of this host-parasite relationship.

12. 4-2 Medical parasitology:
Is the branch of medical science dealing with organisms (parasites) which live temporarily or permanently on or within the human body (host).

13. Type of parasites

14. 1- Ectoparasite:
a parasitic organism that lives on the outer surface of host, e.g. lice, ticks, mites.

18. 2-Endoparasites:
parasites that live inside the body of their host, e.g. Entamoeba histolytica.

19. 3- Obligate Parasite:
This parasite is completely dependent on the host during a part or all of its life cycle, e.g. Plasmodium spp.

20. 4- Facultative parasite:
an organism that exhibits both parasitic and non-parasitic modes of living

21. 5- Accidental parasite:
is a parasite attacks an unnatural host and survives. E.g. Hymenolepis diminuta

22. 6- Erratic parasite:
is one that wanders into an organ in which it is not usually found. E.g. Entamoeba histolytica in the liver or lung of humans.

23. The types of Hosts

24. 1- Definitive host:
A host that Contain a parasite in the adult stage or where the parasite undergoes sexual method of reproduction.

25. 2- Intermediate host:
A host that Contain the larval stages of the parasite or an asexual cycle of development takes place in the host.

26. A host that is under normal condition not infected with the parasite
3- Natural host:
A host that is naturally infected with certain species of parasite.
4- Accidental host:
A host that is under normal condition not infected with the parasite

27. The route of parasite transmission
1- congenital transmission.
From mother to infant, e.g., Toxoplasmosis
2- contact transmission
e.g. Trichomonos vaginalis
3- food transmission.
The infectious stage of parasites contaminated food

28. 4- water transmission.
Drink or contact the water
5- soil transmission.
6- Arthropod transmission.

29. 6- Examples of Arthropods Transmission.

30. 1- Mosquitoes Transmitting Malaria

31. 2- Sand Fly Transmitting Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

32. 3- House fly
Transmitting Giardia and dysentery

33. Cockroach
Transmitting enteric disease

34. 4- Mites Transmitting Scabies

35. 5- Lice
Transmitting Relapsing Fever

36. Thanks
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