Course Title:CLINICAL PARASITOLOGY
Course Number:Med Tech 422
Section Number:001L
Course Credit:1
Term:Summer 2018
Location:Halsey Science Center 28
Time:8:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. - June 11 - 15
June 18 - 19
June 21 - Final Exam
Instructor:Mallory Janquart, MS, MLS(ASCP)CM
Required Textbook:Medical Parasitology, A Self-Instructional Text, Sixth Edition,
Ruth Leventhal and Russell F. Cheadle, F. A. Davis Company, Philadelphia, 2011.
Objectives:1.Detect the presence of parasites in any clinical specimen - blood, feces, etc.
2.Identify parasites by analysis of morphologicalcharacteristics.
3.Interpret the epidemiologic significance of pathogenic parasites.
Grading:Quizzes (7 Quizzes, each worth 10 points)70 points
Final Examination250 points
Percentage:For a 320 point course:
100 to 90% = A288 or greater = A
90 to 88% = B+288 to 281 = B+
88 to 82% = B281 to 262 = B
82 to 80% = B-262 to 256 = B-
80 to 70% = C256 to 224 = C
70 to 60% = D224 to 192 = D
Less than 60% = FLess than 192 = F
CLINICAL PARASITOLOGY
Med Tech 422
TOPICAL OUTLINE
DATE LECTURE & LABORATORY TOPICS CHAPTER
June 11Orientation1, 7
Basic Terminology
Parasite Classification
Laboratory Methods; QC
June 12 Protozoan Classification5
Pathogens/Non-pathogens
Terminology
Pathogens; identification
Life Cycles
June 13Pathogens; identification5-7
Life Cycles
Identification: Non-pathogens
Laboratory Methods:
Ocular Scale Calibration
Direct Smears: saline; iodine
June 14Nematoda:2
Terminology; Pathogenicity
Life Cycles; identification
June 15Platyhelminthes---Cestoda:3
Terminology; Pathogenicity
Life Cycles; identification
June 18 Platyhelminthes---Digenea:4
Terminology; Pathogenicity
Life Cycles; identification
June 19Arthropods:6-7
Identification
Disease Transmission
Laboratory Methods:
Concentration by
A. Formalin-ether/ethyl acetate
B. Zinc sulfate flotation
June 21FINAL EXAMINATION
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ELECTRONIC DEVICES
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ATTENDANCE
Attendance is required – if a student must miss class they must obtain permission/provide notification prior to that class. Unexcused absence will result in loss of 3% of a students total points.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Ms. Janquart –
Medical Technology Office – 424-1487
UW Oshkosh Information – 424-1234