Microbiology and Immunology

7.

7.1.

Protozoan Parasites

7.1.1.

General Characteristics

7.1.1.1.

Unicellular Organization

7.1.1.2.

Motility Mechanisms

7.1.1.3.

Life Cycle Patterns

7.1.2.

7.1.2.1.

7.1.2.2.

7.1.2.3.

7.1.2.4.

7.1.3.

Medically Important Protozoa

7.1.3.1.

Entamoeba histolytica

7.1.3.2.

Giardia lamblia

7.1.3.3.

Trichomonas vaginalis

7.1.3.4.

Plasmodium species

7.1.3.5.

Toxoplasma gondii

7.1.3.6.

Trypanosoma species

7.1.3.7.

Leishmania species

7.2.

Helminthic Parasites

7.2.1.

General Characteristics

7.2.1.1.

Multicellular Organization

7.2.1.2.

Complex Life Cycles

7.2.1.3.

Host-Parasite Relationships

7.2.2.

Platyhelminthes

7.2.2.1.

7.2.2.2.

7.2.3.

7.2.3.1.

Intestinal Nematodes

7.2.3.2.

Tissue Nematodes

7.2.3.3.

Filarial Nematodes

7.2.4.

Medically Important Helminths

7.2.4.1.

Schistosoma species

7.2.4.2.

7.2.4.3.

Ascaris lumbricoides

7.2.4.4.

Enterobius vermicularis

7.2.4.5.

Trichinella spiralis

7.2.4.6.

Wuchereria bancrofti

7.3.

Parasite-Host Interactions

7.3.1.

Mechanisms of Pathogenesis

7.3.1.1.

Tissue Invasion

7.3.1.2.

Toxin Production

7.3.1.3.

7.3.2.

7.3.2.1.

Innate Immunity

7.3.2.2.

Adaptive Immunity

7.3.2.3.

Immunopathology

7.3.3.

Diagnosis and Control

7.3.3.1.

Laboratory Diagnosis

7.3.3.2.

7.3.3.3.

Prevention and Control

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