Medical Protozoology

At the end of this course, students should be able to: 1. describe structure, life cycle and identification of listed and provided protozoa; 2. demonstrate thin and thick films; 3. illustrate staining techniques, Giemsa, Wrights, Field’s and Leishman’s Stains; and 4. conduct wet ‘mounts and identification of trophozoites, Cysts of E. histolytica, Giardia, Trichomonas, B. coli.

Structure, life cycle and identification of the following protozoa, Plasmodium spp. Toxoplasma gondii, Asospora horninis and belli Entaemoeba histolytica and gingivitis, Opportunistic pathogenic Amoeba, Non-pathogenic Amoeba, Giardia intestinalis, Trichomonas spp. Chilomatix mesnilli, Balantidium coli, Trypanasoma spp. Leishmania spp. Practical Protozoology. Thin and thick films. Staining techniques, Giemsa, Wrights, Field’s and Leishman’s Stains. Wet ‘mounts and identification of trophozoites, Cysts of E. histolytica, Giardia, Trichomonas, B. coli.