BMS364: Parasitology

A unit in applied parasitology that introduces the concept of parasitism and the diversity of organisms. The life cycles and transmission patterns of the major parasites of people and domestic animals in Australia are described. The interaction between hosts and parasites, leading to disease, is covered in detail, as is the treatment of parasitic disease and the development of integrated approaches to parasitic control. Special attention is given to the role of medical research in understanding human parasitic disease.

Points	4
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S2-internal
Contact Time	Lectures: 4 hours per week; practicals: 3 hours per week.
Prerequisites	Nil. Recommended: N103/BIO103 Environmental Biology or ANS102 Introduction to the Animal Body.
School	School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Unit Coordinator	Professor Andrew Thompson Position: Chair - Parasitology E-mail: a.thompson@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Veterinary Biology Room 3.003 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 2466
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Professor Andrew Thompson Chair - Parasitology (a.thompson@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 2466 Murdoch Campus Veterinary Biology Room 3.003 MURDOCH S2: Internal (02/08/2010 - 26/11/2010)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)