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39299 - Mycology and Parasitology

Academic Year 2019/2020

                
                        Docente:
                        Stefania Varani
                    
                        Credits:
                        2
                    
                        SSD:
                        MED/07
                    
                        Language:
                        Italian
                    
                        Teaching Mode:
                        Traditional lectures
                        
                            Campus:
                            Bologna
                        
                            Corso:
                            First cycle degree programme (L) in
                            Biomedical Laboratory techniques (cod. 8484)

                            Teaching resources on Virtuale

Learning outcomes

The student should recognize the main characteristics of protozoa, helminths and fungi that are responsible for human infectionsand thelaboratory methods for identification of these microorganisms.

Course contents

- Protozoa: characteristics and infections in the human host. Arthropode-borne protozoan infections: malaria, leishmaniasis, trypanosomiasis. Food-borne protozoal infections: toxoplasmosis; giardiasis, amebiasis. Infections caused by other protozoa such as Trichomonas vaginalis and Acanthamoeba spp.

- General characteristics of helminths and helmint infections in the human host. Intestinal helminthiasis, systemic infections caused by helmints: schistosomiasis, filariasis.

- General characteristics of fungi and fungal infections in the human hosts. Cutaneous and muco-cutaneous micosis (dermatophytes and Candida albicans) and systemic, opportunistic infections (candidiasis, aspergillosis).

Readings/Bibliography

Parassitologia medica e diagnostica parassitologica. Brandonisio et al. Casa Editrice Ambrosiana.

Micologia Medica. Caretta G. Casa Editrice Ambrosiana.

Teaching methods

Lectures. Slides will be available online just before each lecture.

Assessment methods

Mycology and parasitology Module: Oral exam (2 questions for each student).

Final evaluation marks will consider the 5 modules of the Integrated Course:

- Infectious Diseases (1CFU)
- Mycology and Parasitology (2CFU)
-Mycology and Parasitology Techniques (1 CFU)
- Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases in Veterinary Medicine (1 CFU)
- Professional Code of Conduct (1CFU)

The final evaluation will be obtained by combining marks obtained from each module (considering the CFU of each module within the Integrated Course).

Teaching tools

In-class lectures will be supported by Power Point slide. The teaching material (restricted to UNIBO students) is available at https://iol.unibo.it/ by using student's username and password

Office hours

See the website of Stefania Varani

SDGs

This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.