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Tropical Parasitology: Protozoans, Worms, Vectors and Human Diseases
- Self-paced
- Free Access
- Fee-based Certificate
- 8 Sequences
- Intermediate Level
Course details
Syllabus
The overall objective of this course is to acquaint medical school and graduate-level students with tropical parasitology and entomology. The course complements theclassical or traditional teaching of tropical parasitology and entomology.Other individuals interested in tropical parasitology and entomology will benefit equally. Course content covers epidemiology, transmission cycle, clinical manifestations, treatment and control of parasites in the following categories:
- Protozoa, including: malaria, trypanosomiasis, leishmaniasis, toxoplasmosis, leishmaniasis;
- Nematodes, including: filariasis, ascariasis, hookworm, strongyloidiasis;
- Cestodes, including: taeniasis, cystcercosis, echinococcosis;
- Trematodes, including: schistosomiasis, fascioliasis;
- Ectoparasites, including: fleas, ticks and mites, and lice.
Prerequisite
None.
Instructors
John A. Bartlett, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Global Health and Nursing at Duke University Medical Center
Duke Global Health Institute
Franklin Mosha, Ph.D.
Professor of Parasitology and Medical Entomology
Mramba Nyindo, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College (KCMU Co.)
Editor
Duke University is a private North American research university located in Durham, North Carolina. The university is named after the Duke dynasty.
Although the university was not officially founded until 1924 (its roots go back to 1838). Frequently referred to as the "Harvard of the South", Duke is the most selective university in the American South.
The university is a member of the Association of American Universities, an association which, since 1900, has brought together the elite research universities of North America.
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