Parasitology BIOL 588, Lecture Schedule, Fall 2002
Number	Date	Topics	Text
1	Sept  03	Introduction to Parasitology	Ch.1
2	Sept  05	Basic principles, Concepts and Definitions	Chs. 2&3
3	Sept 10	Protozoa, the Basics	Ch. 4
4	Sept 12	Protozoan Parasites from Anoxic Environment. Flagellates Giardia lamblia and Trichomonas spp	Ch. 6
5	Sept 17	Protozoa. Hemoflagellates. African and American trypanosomes	Ch. 5
6	Sept 19	Protozoa. Hemoflagellates. Leishmania spp.	Ch. 5
7	Sept 24	Protozoa. Amebas.Entamoeba spp. and Naegleria fowleri	Ch. 7
8	Sept 26	Protozoa. Apicomplexa. Coccidians. Toxoplasma and Cryptosporidium	Ch. 8
9	Oct  01	Protozoa. Apicomplexa. Malaria plasmodiums	Ch. 9
10	Oct  03	Protozoa. Ciliophora.Balantidium coli	Ch. 10
		Review for Lecture Exam
11	Oct 8	EXAM 1
12	Oct 10	Platyhelminthes(Flatworms), the Basics. Monogenea.Dactylogirids and Gyrodactylids	Chs. 13 & 19
13	Oct 15	Digenetic Trematodes (Flukes), the Basics	Ch. 15
14	Oct 17	Trematoda: Schistosomatids	Ch. 16
15	Oct 22	Trematoda: Fasciolids and Opisthorchids	Chs. 17 & 18
16	Oct 24	Cestoda(Tapeworms), the Basics	Ch. 20
17	Oct 29	Cestodes: Pseudophyllidea. Diphyllobothrium	Ch. 21
18	Oct 31	Cestodes. Cyclophylidea. Taeniidae.Echinococcus	Ch. 21
19	Nov 5	Cestodes: Hymenolipedidae and Dilepididae	Ch. 21
		Review for Lecture Exam
20	Nov 7	EXAM 2
21	Nov 12	Nematoda (Roundworms), the Basics	Ch. 22
22	Nov 14	Enoplean Nematodes: Trichuris and Trichinella	Ch. 23
23	Nov 19	Rhabditean Nematode Strongyloides stercoralis	Ch. 24
24	Nov 21	Nematodes: Hookworms and Pinworms	Chs. 25 & 27
25	Nov 26	Nematodes: Ascarids, Intestinal Large Roundworm	Ch.26
		Thanksgiving Recess
26	Dec 03	Nematodes: Filarial Worms and Guinea Worms. Review	Chs. 29 & 30
27	Dec 05	Insects:Parasites and Vectors of Diseases. Lice, Bugs and Fleas	Chs. 35-37
28	Dec 10	Insects:Parasites and Vectors of Disease. Flies. Acari: Ticks and Mites.	Chs. 38 & 40
29	Dec 12	Conclusive Lecture. Global Changes, Parasites and Parasitic Diseases
	Dec 17	FINAL EXAM