Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Course Code | : HF270 |
| Course Type | : Area Elective |
| Couse Group | : First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Education Language | : Turkish |
| Work Placement | : N/A |
| Theory | : 2 |
| Prt. | : 0 |
| Credit | : 2 |
| Lab | : 0 |
| ECTS | : 4 |
The aim of the Parasitology course is to teach the parasites that cause disease in humans and society, the biology of these parasites, their transmission routes, clinical effects, and prevention and treatment approaches.
This course covers the basic characteristics, modes of transmission, clinical manifestations, and prevention and treatment approaches for parasitic diseases that affect human health. The course introduces fundamental concepts such as parasite, host, vector, and symbiotic relationships, and covers the biology, life cycles, and pathogenesis mechanisms of common parasitic species. Students learn diagnostic methods, laboratory approaches, and their correlation with clinical presentations of parasitic diseases. It also focuses on clinical management, nursing care, infection control, and prevention strategies for parasitic infections.
| Ins. Hakan KANLIOĞLU |
| 1. | Define and discuss medical importance of parasitism and parasitosis |
| 2. | Define the common parasites in Turkiye |
| 3. | Define parasite- public health significance |
| 4. | Discuss parasite comtamination and prevention |
| 5. | Describe tje basics of diagnosis of parasites |
| 1. | Genel Parazitoloji. Gülendame Saygı, 1999, |
| 2. | Diagnostic Medical Parasitology (5th ed.), Ed. Lynne Shore Garcia, 2007 |
| 3. | Miman, Ö. ve Saygı, G. (2017). Temel Tıbbi Parazitoloji. İstanbul: İstanbul Tıp Kitabevi. |
| 4. | Atlas of Human Parasitology, Ed. Lawrence R, 2007 |
| Type of Assessment | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Midterm Examination | 1 | %40 |
| Final Examination | 1 | %60 |
| Activities | Count | Preparation | Time | Total Work Load (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture - Theory | 14 | 2 | 2 | 56 |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 16 | 1 | 17 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 20 | 1 | 21 |
| TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) | 94 | |||
PÇ-1 | PÇ-2 | PÇ-3 | PÇ-4 | PÇ-5 | PÇ-6 | PÇ-7 | PÇ-8 | PÇ-9 | PÇ-10 | |
OÇ-1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
OÇ-2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
OÇ-3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
OÇ-4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
OÇ-5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |