MMI 426 - Medical Parasitology

Course Career Undergraduate
Units 3
Approved Hours 3-0-0
Fee index 6
Faculty Medicine and Dentistry
Department Med Microbiology & Immun
Typically Offered first term

Description
A survey of the protozoan and metazoan parasites of man. Emphasis will be placed on biology, epidemiology, clinical presentation and approaches to parasite detection, as well as global impact of parasitic diseases in today’s world. Selected parasites will be demonstrated in class to supplement electronic images shown in the lectures. Prerequisite: MMI 133, MLSCI 242 and MLSCI 243, or IMIN 200.