BIOL 4901 - Parasitology

4 hours

Prerequisites: BIOL 1107, BIOL 1108. This course will provide students with a detailed understanding of parasites that are of medical importance to humans throughout the world. Morphology, life cycles, epidemiology and the effect of these parasites on human physiology will be emphasized along with an understanding of the world-wide impact of host-parasite relationships. The laboratory component will provide a hands-on approach to the identification and structural detail of representative parasitic organisms, as well as observations of healthy and infected tissues.