COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PAR 6033 MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 2 0 9

Offered By

Medical Parasitology

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR SONGÜL BAYRAM DELIBAŞ

Offered to

Medical Parasitology

Course Objective

Structure of human parasitic insect and acarina, and their vectorial disease, physiopathology of them will be learned teoric, practice and seminar presentation.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Define and discuss artropods
2   Identify insects and relate with clinical cases
3   Discuss the infections that artropods can transmit and recommend solutions about fight against vectors
4   Prepare slides from patient s sample
5   Identify mites and relate with clinical cases
6   Debate application areas of insecticides
7   Use knowledge and experience about insects and mites in research projects

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General properities of arthropoda and their classification
2 Vector of arthropoda and diesase of clinic which transmission of them
3 Methods of attacking and collecting of arthropoda
4 Basic principles and structure of insecta, phlebotomus and its parasitism
5 Mosquitos and importance of human health
6 Flies related to myiasis, myiasis, maggotherapy and importance of human health
7 Simulium, tabanus, other flies (stomoxys, culicidia, glossina) and importance of human health
8 Pediculus and importance of human health
9 Pulex and importance of human health
10 Cimex, reduvid bugs and importance of human health
11 General properties and structure of acarina, S. scabiei ve D. folliculorum and their importance of human health
12 Ticks and importance of human health
13 Other acarina (dermaniside, pyemotes, trombiculit) and their importance of human health
14 Ectoparasiter drugs and their mechanism of effect
15 Classification of insecta, their mechanism of effect and other vector filghts

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Ozcel s Medical Parasite Disease Ed. M. Ali Özcel, 2007

Supplementary Book(s):
1. Diagnostic Medical Parasitology, Ed. Lynne Shore Garcia, 2007
2. Markell And Voge's Medical Parasitology, Ed. William A. Petri, David T. John, 2006
3. Atlas of Human Parasitology, Ed. Lawrence R., 2007
4. Basic and clinical immunology, Daniel P Stites, Appleton, Lange, 1999


Materials: Microscopic and macroscopic arthropodas are used in practice

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Theoric lessons and tasks

Assessment Methods

Successful / Unsuccessful

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Semester exam will be in classical format and evaluated to 100 points.

Assessment Criteria

Semester exam will be in classical format and evaluated to 100 points.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

0 232 412 45 44

Office Hours

Thursday , 13.30-14.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 10 1 10
Tutorials 10 2 20
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparing assignments 2 20 40
Preparing presentations 2 17 34
Preparation for tutorial exam 1 10 10
Preparing the laboratory notebook 1 7 7
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 15 4 60
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 225

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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