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BIOL
413: PARASITOLOGY Dr.
Stan Eisen, |
To the lecture notes for the course: http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/ParasitesOnParade.htm
Details about the
lecture
Details about the lab
Supplemental reading list
Lecture schedule
Lab schedule
Dr. Stan Eisen
Office S203B
Tel. Ext.: 3447
e-mail: seisen@cbu.edu
Office Hours: T:
9 a.m. - 11 a.m., 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Th: 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
F: 1 p.m. - 3
p.m.
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For
both lecture and lab, you will need the following:
Schmidt, G., & Roberts, L.
2005. Foundations of Parasitology, edition 7.
Zimmer, C. 2003.
Parasite Rex. Arrow Books Ltd; New Ed edition (September 4, 2003), ISBN-10:
0099457997, ISBN-13: 978-0099457992
Eisen, S. (2007).
Parasites On Parade. Available from Print Shop.
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In this course, we will be concentrating on
the biology of those parasitic organisms which are of medical or veterinary
importance. The emphasis of the course will be on natural history, so you will
be responsible for the following information pertaining to each parasitic
organism covered in class: 1)Binomial nomenclature; 2)Phylogenetic
relationship; 3)Life cycle; 4) Preferred definitive host(s); 5)Intermediate
and/or vector host(s); 6)Geographical locations where the parasite is found and
is endemic; 7)Organs affected; 8)Symptoms associated with infection; and
9)Drugs used in treatment.
DETAILS ABOUT THE LECTURE
Your lecture grade will be based on the
following:
1. FOUR MIDSEMESTER EXAMS: Each of these exams will consist of essay and
identification/practical questions. Each of these exams will be comprehensive
and count 1/6 towards your final grade;
2. A FINAL EXAM SCHEDULED DURING FINALS
WEEK: This exam will consist of
essay question and identification/practical. It will count 1/3 points towards
your final grade.
You will be learning techniques which are
pertinent to the study of parasitology. These include and will not be limited
to the following:
1. Preparation of permanent slides of
stained helminths;
2. Preparation of wet mount of fecal
smears;
3. Removal of parasitic organisms from
dissected host animals;
4. Concentration of ova by fecal flotation
5. Preparation of a smear of parasitic
protozoa from earthworms.
These techniques will, in turn, be integrated
into 3 experiments.
1. Survey of parasites collected from
freshwater fish collected locally;
2. Conditions required for the excystation
of Posthodiplostomum minimum
metacercariae;
3. Life history and control of mosquitos
Generally, you will NOT be exposed to human
pathogens. Nonetheless, you will be required to follow rigorous safety
procedures.
Your final grade will be based on the
following:
1. Weekly quizzes of short answer and
identification questions, covering the previous lab’s specimens.
Collectively, these quizzes will count 1/7 towards your final grade;
2. Two typewritten (word processed)
laboratory reports from the experiments described above. The papers are
to be written in the same format for articles appearing in the Transactions of
the Tennessee Academy of Science and will be due two weeks after the completion
of data collection. Grading of the laboratory reports will be on the basis of
spelling, grammar, clarity, and content. Each lab report will count 1/7 towards
your final grade;
3.
An essay describing techniques in parasite surveillance and treatment,
following a rotation through a veterinary clinic. You will be
asked to sign up for a 1-afternoon rotation through a veterinary clinic in the
4. Submission of a prepared slide
collection, including one parasite from each of the major groups we will be
studying during this semester.
Grading of the collection will be based on accuracy of identification,
completeness of the collection, and aesthetics of the prepared slides. This
collection will count 1/7 towards your final grade.
5. A final exam consisting of short
answer and identification questions. This final exam will count 2/7
towards your final grade.
Some of the experiments will require more
time than a single four-hour block of time allows. You will be expected to
collaborate in order to complete the work. Furthermore, participation in all
fishing and field trips is mandatory.
The grading scale for the lecture and the lab
will be the following:
A = 3.5 - 4.0
B = 2.75 - 3.49
C = 2.00 - 2.74
D = 1.00 - 1.99
F = <1
By the way, regarding laboratory reports:
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“Brevity is the soul of
wit.” |
CLASS ATTENDANCE POLICY
Every student is expected to attend classroom
and laboratory periods regularly. A student who has been absent, even for a legitimate
cause, is under obligation to make up the work. Any student who has missed a
total of eight hours of class may be dropped from the course, with a mark of
"F", at the discretion of the teacher.
Biol
413: Parasitology Lecture
Fall 2007
Lecture Schedule
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Date |
Day |
Lecture Topic |
Textbook Chapter(s) & Special |
Parasites on Parade Pages |
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8/20 |
M |
Introduction: Types of interspecific interactions; Basic Principles in Ecology & Evolution |
1-2
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1-18 |
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8/22 |
W |
Parasite Video |
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8/24 |
F |
Basic Principles in Immunology & Pathology Oddly enough, infection with parasitic worms may reduce the risk of asthma: |
3 |
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8/27 |
M |
Phylum Arthropoda: Form, Function and Classification Insect development |
33 |
157-162 |
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8/29 |
W |
34 |
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8/31 |
F |
Mallophaga & Anoplura |
36 |
178-185 |
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9/3 |
M |
Labor Day – No Class |
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9/5 |
W |
Hemiptera: True bugs |
37 |
169-171 |
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9/7 |
F |
Siphonoptera: The fleas |
38 |
174-177 |
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9/10 |
M |
Diptera: Family Culicinae |
38 + SR #1 |
162-165 |
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9/12 |
W |
LECTURE EXAM I |
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9/14 |
F |
ROSH HASHANAH II – No classes |
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9/17 |
M |
Diptera: Other flies |
39 |
166-168, 172-173 |
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9/19 |
W |
Strepsiptera, Hymenoptera, and others |
40 |
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9/21 |
F |
Parasitic Arachnids: Ticks |
41 |
188-190 |
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9/24 |
M |
Parasitic Arachnids: Mites |
41 |
191-193 |
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9/26 |
W |
Basic Principles of Epidemiology |
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9/28 |
F |
FESTIVAL OF SUKKOT – No classes |
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10/1 |
M |
Parasitic Protistans: Form, Function and Classification http://nsm1.utdallas.edu/bio/Gonzalez/Lecture/Parasite/protoza.htm http://www.nhc.ed.ac.uk/index.php?page=24.25.366 http://www.modares.ac.ir/elearning/Dalimi/Proto/Lectures/week3.htm |
4 |
118-119 |
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10/3 |
W |
Order Kinetoplastida: The trypanosomes |
5 |
32-49 |
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10/5 |
F |
FESTIVAL OF SIMCHAT TORAH – No classes |
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10/8 |
M |
Order Kinetoplastida: The leishmanias |
5 |
32-49 |
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10/10 |
W |
Other Flagellates (Chilomastix, Giardia, Trichomonas) |
6 |
27-31 |
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10/12 |
F |
LECTURE EXAM II |
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10/15-10/21 |
M-Su |
FALL BREAK |
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10/22 |
M |
Subphylum Sarcodina: The Amebas (Entamoeba spp., Endolimax nana, Iodamoeba butschlii) |
7 |
20-26 |
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10/24 |
W |
http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/BIOL413LcEx02IDAnswerKeyFa2005_files/frame.htm
Phylum Apicomplexa: Gregarines, Coccidia, and Related organisms. (Toxoplasma, Pneumocystis, Cryptosporidium) |
8 |
60-65 |
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10/26 |
F |
Phylum Apicomplexa: Malaria Organisms and Piroplasms (Plasmodium spp.) |
9 |
50-59 |
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10/29 |
M |
Phylum Ciliophora: Ciliated Protistan Parasites (Ichthyophthirus multifiliis, Balantidium coli) Phyla Myxozoa and Microspora: Protozoa with Polar Filaments |
10
11 |
66 |
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10/31 |
W |
Introduction to the Phylum Platyhelminthes Aspidobothrea |
13 14 |
67-68 |
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11/2 |
F |
Trematoda: Form, Function, and Classification of Digeneans Digeneans: Strigeiformes (The schistosomes) http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/PMinimumSurveyDataFa2005_files/frame.htm
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15 16 |
77-84 |
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11/5 |
M |
Digeneans: Echinostomatiformes (Fasciola, Fasciolopsis) |
17 |
71-74 |
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11/7 |
W |
Digeneans: Plagiochiformes and Opisthochiformes (Paragonimus, Clonorchis) |
18 |
69-70, 75-76 |
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11/9 |
F |
LECTURE EXAM III |
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11/12 |
M |
Monogenea Cestoidea: Form, Function, and Classification of the Tapeworms |
19 20 |
85 |
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11/14 |
W |
Tapeworms (Diphyllobothrium, Taeniarhynchus, Taenia) |
21 |
86-102 |
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11/16 |
F |
Tapeworms cont'd. (Echinococcus, Hymenolepis, Vampirolepis, Dipylidium) |
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103-108 |
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11/19 |
M |
Phylum Nematoda Nematodes: Trichurida and Dioctophymatida (Trichuris, Trichinella) |
22 23 |
109-110 111-112, 113-114 |
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11/21 |
W |
Nematodes: Rhabditida, Pioneering Parasites (Strongyloides) Nematodes: Strongylida, Bursate Rhabditians (Ancylostoma spp., Necator) |
24 25 |
115-122 |
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11/23 |
F |
Thanksgiving |
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11/26 |
M |
Nematodes: Ascaridida, Intestinal Roundworms (Ascaris, Toxocara spp.) Nematodes: Oxyurida, the Pinworms (Enterobius) |
26 27 |
123-129 |
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11/28 |
W |
Nematodes: Spirurida, a Potpourri Nematodes: (Filaroidea), including Wuchereria, Onchocerca and Dirofilaria Maybe you shouldn't go here: Maybe you shouldn't go here either: It’s a form of immortality…sort of…. Biology as art, or maybe it's art as biology: Nematodes: Camallanina, the Guinea Worms & others (Dracunculus) |
28 29
30 |
130-136 |
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11/30 |
F |
LECTURE EXAM IV |
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12/3 |
M |
Phylum Acanthocephala |
32 |
149-154 |
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12/5 |
W |
Phyla Mollusca, Annelida, Pentastomida Parasitic Chordates (brood parasitism among birds, lamprey) |
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155-156, 141-148 194-200 |
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12/7 |
F |
Plants |
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“1”-“4” |
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12/10-12/14 |
M-F |
FINAL EXAM WEEK - The final exam will be given during Final Exam Week |
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Special
1. Finkel, M. 2007. Bedlam in the Blood: Malaria. National Geographic July 2007:32-67.
Tentative Lab Schedule: Fall 2007
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WEEK OF |
EXERCISE |
PAGE(S) in Lab book |
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Aug 20 |
Studies in mutualism: |
“8”-“14” |
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Aug 27 |
Phylum Arthropoda Class Crustacea Argulus sp. (fish louse) adult, w.m. Class Insecta Order Anoplura Pediculus humanus (body louse)
Phthirus pubis (public louse)
Order Siphonoptera Pulex irritans (human flea)
Ctenocephalides canis (dog flea)
Order Hemiptera Cimex lectularis (bedbug)
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178-185 174-177 169-171 |
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Sept 3 |
Monday: Labor Day Thursday: · Ova · Larvae · Pupae · Adult males · Adult females Glossina spp. · Adults |
162-165; 166-168; 172-173
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Sept 10 |
Monday: Insects: · Ova · Larvae · Pupae · Adult males · Adult females Glossina spp. · Adults Thursday: Jewish New Year – no
labs |
162-165; 166-168; 172-173 |
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Sept 17 |
Arachnids: ·
Adult females |