[Parasitology and Mycology] Syllabus
[Semester 2 and Year 3]
Instructor Information
Instructor Email Office Location & Hours
[Instructor: Dr. med. Eva Askar] [easkar1@yahoo.com] [Pharmacology collage, Sunday: 1.00-2.00]
General Information
Description
Knowledge of parasites as one of reasons of diseases in human and their types (monocytic and microscopic sized, polycytic and big sized). The course aims at making the medicine student aware of parasites kinds popular in the region and those that cause international health problems. This includes study of a parasite, its spread areas, life cycle, pathogenesis, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and control modes of parasite and disese.

Expectations and Goals
1. Review of the medical parasites, fungi and the criteria used to classify them
2. Description of the life cycle of medical parasites and fungi
3. Review of pathological mechanisms and the immune reactions induced by medical parasites and fungi
4. Review of modes of transmission & infection of common medical parasites & fungi
5. Review of the principles of prevention of common medical parasitic and fungal diseases and their treatment medical parasites and fungi

Language of Instruction: Arabic TextbookLanguage: Arabic
Course Materials
Required Text
[Parasitology and Medical Mycology]
Damascus University Publications. Faculty of Medicine
[Prof. Mohammad Taher Ismail, Dr. Abeer Al-Kafri]

Course Schedule
Week Topic Reading Exercises
1 22-27/9 Introduction to Medical Parasitology
Chapter 1

2 29/9-4/10 Sporozoaires: Plasmodium
Chapter 2 : Part 1

3 6-11/10 Toxoplasmosis
Chapter 2:Part 2Part
4 13-18/10 Flagelles:
Trypanosomasis. Leishmaniasis
Chapter 2 :
Part 6-7
5 20-25/10 Rhizopodes: AmibiasisTrichomonaiasis.Giardiaiasis
Cilies:Balantidium coli
Chapter 2: Part 4
Part 8-11
6 27/10-1/11 Medical Helminthology
Nematoda
Oxyurasis.Trichocephaliasis
Ascariasis. Chapter 3 :
Part 1-3
7 3-8/11 Trichinosis. Ancylostomyasis.
Filaroidea Chapter3 :Part 4-5
Part 7-9
8 10-15/11 Cestoda
Taeniasis.Cysticercosis. Hymenolepiasis
Echinococcosis.Bothriocephalosis
Chapter 3 :
Part 11-15
9 17-22/11 Trematoda
Hepatic trematodiasis
Intestinal trematodiasis
Pulmonary trematodiasis
SchistosomiasisMedical Mecology
Chapter 3 :
Part 16-19
10 24-29/11 Introduction
Yeast fungi
Candidiasis.
Pityriasisversicolor
Chapter 4 :

Part 1
Part 3
11 1-6/12 Filamentous fungi
Dermatophytosi.
Aspergillosis Chapter 4 :
Part 4
Part 5
12 8-13/12 Medical Entomology
Acarians:
Ixodoides. Trombidiforme. Sarcoptiformes Chapter 5 :

Part 1-3
13 15-20/12 Inscta
Anoplura.Triatomidae&Cimicidae
Fleas.Myiasis Chapter 5 :
Part 4-8
14 22-27/12 Inscta
Mosquito.Phlebotomus Chapter5:
Part 10-11
15 29/12-3/1 General Review
Testing Schedule
test Date Subject Reading Type language % of final grade
Quizz 1 Week 6 Introduction+Sporozoaires Chapters 1-2 written Arabic 10%
Quizz 2 Week 12 Medical Helminthology Chapter 3 written
Arabic 10%
FinalExam W.16-17 All lectures MCQ Arabic 70%