Human Parasitology syllabus in China

Human Parasitology is one of basic courses in the medical curriculum.
The goals are for the students to learn the mechanism of parasite pathogenesis, the diagnostic methods and concepts for prevention of parasitoses.
Its study is the basis of clinical and prophylactic medicine.

The Contents of Human Parasitology involve the introduction of the morphology and pathogenesis including common human parasites, and the diagnostic methods, epidemiology and prevention of parasitoses caused by these parasites.
The other part of the curriculum is arthropodology, which includes the introduction of the biology and ecology of the arthropods which transmit diseases, and the ways and nature of the diseases they transmit.
The practical areas of study include the helminths, protozoa and arthropods employing a combination of theory and practice. In the practical classes, theoretical parasitology is strengthened and the basic techniques are practiced so as to master the morphological, features of classification and life cycles.

The ratio of teaching hours of theory to experiment is 1:1, 23 hours for theory, and 22 hours for the experiment.

Contents	Theory	Experiment
Introduction to Human Parasitology	2
Introduction to Trematoda, Clornorchis Sinensis, Paragonimus westermani	2	2
Shistosoma Japonicum, Fascilopsis Buski	1.5	2
Introduction to Cestoda, Taenia Solium, Taenia saginata	1.5	1.5
Echinococcus granulosus, Hymenolepis Nana	1.5	1.5
Introduction to Nematoda, Hookworms (Ancylostoma Duodenale and Necator Americanus)	2	2
Ascaris Lumbricoides, Enterrobius Vermicularis, and Trichuris Tritriura	1.5	1.5
Wuchereria Bancrofti, Brugia Malayi and Trichenella Spiralis	1.5	1.5
Introduction to Protozoa, Entamoeba Histolytica, Entamoeba Coli	1.5	1.5
Leishmania donovani, Giardia Lamblia, Trichomonas Vaginalis	1.5	2
Plasmodium (Plasmodium Vivax, Plasmodium Falciparum, Plasmodium malariae)	2	2
Toxoplasma Gondii, Pneumocystis, Cryptosporidium	1.5	1.5
Introduction to Medical Arthropods, Mosquitoes, Sandflies	1.5	1.5
Flies, Fleas Lice, Ticks, Demodex, Sarcoptes Scabiei and Cockroaches	1.5	1.5
Total	23	22

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