MMI 426 - Medical Parasitology

3 units (fi 6)(FIRST, 3-0-0)

A survey of the protozoan and metazoan parasites of man. Emphasis will be placed on biology, epidemiology, clinical presentation and approaches to parasite detection, as well as global impact of parasitic diseases in today's world. Selected parasites will be demonstrated in class to supplement electronic images shown in the lectures. Prerequisite: MMI 133, MLSCI 242 and MLSCI 243, or IMIN 200.