? Credit Points : 10  ? SCQF Level : 10  ? Acronym : MED-4-MI30

This course will look at important protozoan parasites of man and his domestic animals. Many of these are zoonoses and they are frequently arthropod vector-borne. Many, but not all, occur in the tropics. Patterns of transmission of and infection by protozoan parasites and the concept of 'microparasites' will be considered. Sleeping sickness (trypanosomiasis), theileriosis and malaria will be included as important and diverse examples of vector-borne diseases. Comparative pathogenesis and immunology of sleeping sickness, Chagas' disease (Trypanosoma cruzi), leishmaniasis and malaria will be covered. Antigenic variation and other immune evasion mechanisms of protozoan parasites will be studied. Toxoplasmosis will be used as an example of a zoonotic and congenital infection, while East Coast fever and tropical theileriosis will be used as examples of important tick-borne diseases with distinctive pathogenic mechanisms and immunology. Modern molecular and classical parasitological methods of diagnosis of these infections will be studied and options for control will also be considered.

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Pre-requisites : Permission of the Curriculum Approval Officer.

Home subject area

BSc Honours (Medicine), (Medicine, Schedule R)

Other subject areas

Microbiology and Infection, (School of Biological Sciences, Schedule K)

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) 45 minutes per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date Start End Room Area Additional Information 09/01/2006 09:00 12:00 Physiology Honours Work Room

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Monday 09:00 13:00 Central Lecture Thursday 09:00 13:00 Central

Increased understanding of biological processes. Detailed learning outcomes will be provided later.

100% ICA

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Mrs Patricia Anne Law
Tel : (0131 6)50 3161
Email : Anne.Law@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr John Stewart
Tel : (0131 6)50 8267
Email : John.Stewart@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.mvm.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.mvm.ed.ac.uk/