COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SEROLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS OF PARASITIC DISEASES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PAR 6035 SEROLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS OF PARASITIC DISEASES 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

Special immunology, immunological response to parasitic disease, defining and practising immunological methods in parasitology

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Presents, discuss and apply knowledge about in vivo animal experiments used in Parasitology
2   Practice parasite inoculation to mice and preparing crude antigen, interpret the results
3   Practice preparing soluble antigen and interpret the results
4   Apply and compare serological tests (IHA, IFAT, ELISA, SDS-Page, Western Blot), interpret the results
5   Apply molecular tests and interpret the results

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Laboratory equipment in serology
2 Preparating tampon solution, crude and solubl antigens In serological tests and measured protein
3 Evaluation monoclonal antibody and using in parasitology
4 Antibody purification methods and using in parasitology
5 ELISA test (Conventional, Double Sandwich , Capture, Dot blot, Dimential) and using in parasitology
6 Direct and indirect fluoresance antikor methods and using in parasitology
7 Aglutination ((HA, IHA, latex, differentitial aglutination) and rapid diagnostic test and using in parasitology
8 SDS page, WB and using in parasitology
9 Other serological tests (dye, avidite, compleman fixation, electrophoresis, counter immunoelectrophoresis, immunodiffusion radioimmunoassay, competetif Inhibition and using in parasitology
10 Diagnosis in Toxoplasmosis and comment to serological results
11 Diagnosis in Leishmaniosis and comment to serological results
12 Diagnosis in Cyst hidatidosis and comment to serological results
13 Diagnosis in Trichinellosis and comment to serological results
14 Diagnosis in Toxoplasmosis and comment to serological results
15 Fasciolisasise tanısal yaklaşım ve serolojinin yorumlanması Diagnosis in Fascioliasis and comment to serological results

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Ozcel s Medical Parasite Disease Ed. M. Ali Özcel, 2007
Others
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. Immunoresponses in parasitic infections ; Edt; EJL Soulisby , 1997
4. Basic and clinical immunology, Daniel P Stites, Appleton, Lange, 1999

Materials: For the practise, it will be used technical devices and materials in serological laboratories.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Learning theoretical lesson and tasks, discussion lectures, preparation presentation

Assessment Methods

Successful / Unsuccessful

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

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)

90 00 232 412 45 44

Office Hours

Tuesday , 13.30-14.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials 30 2 60
Lectures 30 1 30
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Reading 2 14 28
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparation for tutorial exam 1 21 21
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 15 1 15
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 225

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.1555
LO.2444
LO.3444
LO.4444
LO.5444

CONTACT INFORMATION
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