Introduction to parasitology - laboratory course - MB160C25
Title: Cvičení ze základů parazitologie
Czech title: Cvičení ze základů parazitologie
Guaranteed by: Department of Parasitology (31-161)
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Actual: from 2024
Semester: winter
E-Credits: 2
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:0/2, C [HT]
Capacity: 128
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Level: basic
Note: enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: doc. RNDr. Jan Votýpka, Ph.D.
Teacher(s): RNDr. Jana Brzoňová, Ph.D.
RNDr. Jana Bulantová, Ph.D.
RNDr. Vít Dvořák, Ph.D.
RNDr. Iva Kolářová, Ph.D.
RNDr. Mgr. Magdaléna Kulich Fialová, Ph.D.
Mgr. Lenka Pacáková
RNDr. Nikola Polanská, Ph.D.
RNDr. Magdaléna Skaličková, Ph.D.
doc. RNDr. Jan Votýpka, Ph.D.
Co-requisite : {At least one of the following subjects: MB160P25, MB160P70}
Is co-requisite for: MB160T39
Is pre-requisite for: MB160P58
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Annotation -
Introduction to Parasitology - Laboratory Course (MB160C25) expands the knowledge of parasitic organisms and builds on the lecture Introduction to Parasitology (MB160P70).
ATTENTION: The course Introduction to Parasitology - Laboratory Course (MB160C25) is NOT a compulsory part of the course Introduction to Parasitology (MB160P70)!
Suitable for those interested in parasitology, epidemiology, infectious diseases, zoology and ecology. Recommended for admission to the MSc in Parasitology (students applying for this major should take it in the first or second year of the BSc). The maximum number of students in a parallel course is 16/17.

The practical course introduces the basic pathogens of human and animal parasitic diseases and the general phenomenon of parasitism. Emphasis is placed on the morphology of the different groups, but also on the life cycle and the parasite-host and parasite-parasite relationships. The major representatives of parasitic protozoa (e.g., the causative agents of sleeping sickness, malaria, etc.), parasitic helminths (flukes, tapeworms, hookworms, leeches), and arthropods (catchers, parasites, and vectors of various diseases) are presented on both live and fixed slides, as well as on dry and alcohol slides.

NO gowns or coats are required, writing utensils will suffice. Contact for absences, substitutions, etc.: jana.brzonova@natur.cuni.cz / rohousov@natur.cuni.cz
Last update: Votýpka Jan, doc. RNDr., Ph.D. (31.08.2024)
Literature -

Lecture materials in pdf
MOODLE: https://dl2.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=374

Paraziti a jejich biologie, Volf, Horák a kol. 2007, Triton Praha-Kroměříž  

Parazitismus, Votýpka a kol. 2003, IDM MŠMT (http://www.biologickaolympiada.cz/ soutěž-studijní materiály)
Praktický atlas lékařské parazitologie, Forst a kol. 2003, Nucleus HK (Knihovna Zoologie)
A Color Atlas of Parasitology, Sullivan 2004 (Knihovna Zoologie)
Biologie helmintů, Horák, Scholz 1998, Karolinum Praha
Foundations of Parasitology, Roberts, Janovy 2005 (Knihovna Zoologie)

O parazitech a lidech, Votýpka, a kol., 2. rozšířené vydání, 2023, Triton

Last update: Votýpka Jan, doc. RNDr., Ph.D. (31.08.2024)
Requirements to the exam -

Active participation in the laboratory course (only one absence from the course is allowed; in case of a second absence - see more information provided in the introductory lesson). Students may use their own notes and drawings made during class for the final exam.

In case of absence, contact PLS: jana.brzonova@natur.cuni.cz

Last update: Votýpka Jan, doc. RNDr., Ph.D. (31.08.2024)
Syllabus -

Suitable for those interested in parasitology, but also zoology and ecology. Recommended for admission to the MSc in Parasitology (suitable to be taken in the 1st or 2nd year of the BSc)

This course examines parasites of importance to human and veterinary medicine and introduces students to interesting and exceptional representatives of each group.
The emphasis is on demonstration and easy identification of the most important representatives. In particular, permanent microscope slides are used. Some of the parasites are demonstrated on native microscope slides (protozoa, developmental stages of flukes) or in stereomicroscopes in the dead (alcohol or "dry" slides) or living state (selected representatives of protists, fluke larvae, leeches, ticks and blood-sucking insects, etc.). However, viable stages of human pathogens are never shown.

Overview of the parasites:
Protozoa:
Trypanosomes (T. brucei - the causative agent of sleeping sickness and T. cruzi), Leishmaniasis, Giardia intestinalis, Trichomonas vaginalis, Entamoeba histolytica, free-living hookworms (Naegleria, Acantamoeba) causing accidental infections. Coccidia (Eimeria, Isospora, Toxoplasma), Plasmodium - causative agent of human malaria, Babesia.
Microsporidia.
Parasitic Fungi (Ciliata), Myxosporea. Opportunistic infections in immunocompromised individuals, including Pneumocystis carinii.

Helminths:
Plathelminthes: Schistosoma spp, cercariae dermatitis, fluke infections of liver, lung, and intestine. Monogenea. Tapeworms of the genera Diphylobothrium, Hymenolepis, Taenia, Echinococcus.
Nemathelminthes: Strongyloides stercoralis, hookworms (Strogylidae), the roach Enterobius vermicularis, the roundworms Ascaris lumbricoides and Toxocara, the filariae Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, Onchocerca volvulus, Dracunculus medinensis, the thin-head fluke Trichuris trichiura, and the coiled muscle fluke Trichinella spiralis. Heaths (Acanthocephala) and leeches (Annelida: Hirudo medicinalis).

Arthropods:
Mites: Ticks (Argasidae) and ticks (Ixodidae), Sarcoptes scabiei, Neotrombicula autumnalis, Demodex mites, allergenic mites.
Insects: lice (Anoplura) and aphids (Malophaga), bedbugs (Cimex lectularius), fleas (Aphaniptera) and two-winged insects of the families Culicidae, Psychodidae, Ceratopogonidae, Simuliidae, Tabanidae, Stomoxyidae, Glossinidae, Hippoboscidae. Diptera that cause myiasis (Hypodermatidae, Oestridae, Cuterebridae, Calliphoridae, and Sarcophagidae).

Last update: Votýpka Jan, doc. RNDr., Ph.D. (31.08.2024)