Information Package / Course Catalogue
Human Parasitic Nematodes
Course Code: BİO585
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

This course comprehensively addresses parasitic nematodes that have significant impacts on human health. The biology, life cycles, epidemiology, pathogenesis, transmission routes, and control methods of nematodes are examined in detail. Additionally, the effects of nematode-induced diseases on public health and prevention strategies are discussed.

Course Content

This course covers the biology, pathogenesis, and public health implications of medical nematodes that cause infections in humans. The life cycles, transmission routes, epidemiology, and control strategies of parasitic nematodes are thoroughly examined.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Derya ULUĞ
Learning Outcomes
1.Identifies the biology and classification of medical nematodes.
2.Explains the main nematode species that cause infections in humans and associated diseases.
3.Analyzes the life cycles and transmission routes of parasitic nematodes.
4.Evaluates the impact of nematode infections on public health.
5.Compares diagnostic and control methods for nematode infections.
6.Understands the epidemiology of infectious nematodiasis.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Lecture Notes
2.Human Parasites: Diagnosis, Treatment, Prevention. 2016. Author(s): Heinz Mehlhorn (auth.).Publisher: Springer International
3.Principles and Practice of Clinical Parasitology. 2001. Author(s): Stephen Gillespie, Richard D. Pearson
4.Parasitology. 2000. Author(s): Jack Chernin
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction and Basic Concepts
Week 2 - Theoretical
Overview of Medical Nematodes
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
Ascaris lumbricoides Infections
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
Ancylostoma and Necator Infections
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
Strongyloides stercoralis Infections
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
Filarial Nematodes I: Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
Filarial Nematodes II: Onchocerca volvulus and Loa loa
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Trichuris trichiura and Trichinella spiralis Infections
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
Enterobius vermicularis Infections
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
Dracunculus medinensis (Guinea Worm) Infections
Week 11 - Theoretical & Practice
Extraintestinal Nematodes and Their Clinical Importance (Toxocara spp.)
Week 12 - Theoretical
Immune Response and Nematode Infections
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
Diagnostic Methods in Nematode Infections
Week 14 - Theoretical
Prevention and Control Strategies
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Lecture - Practice100220
Reading142256
Individual Work103250
Midterm Examination118220
Final Examination120222
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)196
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
OÇ-1
5
5
4
OÇ-2
5
5
OÇ-3
5
5
OÇ-4
5
5
3
3
OÇ-5
5
5
3
OÇ-6
5
5
3
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2026