This module aims to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of blood and tissue protozoa, including their biology, geographic distribution, life cycles, pathology, epidemiology, diagnosis, and control strategies.
It also explores immunological and molecular epidemiology to understand how these parasites interact with their hosts and spread within populations.
Particular emphasis is placed on host–parasite relationships and their role in disease development and transmission.
An emerging infectious disease (EID) is defined as a disease caused by a pathogen that has not before been observed within a population or geographic location. Similarly, a reemerging infectious disease is caused by an established pathogen that appears in a new geographical location or was once controlled but begins appearing at a higher incidence. A significant number of emerging and reemerging infectious diseases are viral in nature, and they are becoming more frequent.
This module provides basic theoretical and practical concepts of immunology. We describe the components of the human immune system, the types of immunity, the evolution of the immune system, immunoregulation, deficiencies of the immune system and the principles of immunoassays.
To familiarize students on histology of basic tissues and histology of selected organs along with principles of histotechniques and laboratory practices.