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The course is taught in English and is intended for foreign students of the master's program "Parasitology and Infection Biology". The main content of the lecture is to explain the life strategies of helminths, the modes of transmission to new hosts, and to present the spectrum of the most important helminths affecting humans and domestic/farm animals, including those with zoonotic potential. The overview of the most important helminths concerns the groups Trematoda, Cestoda and Nematoda, and includes information on life cycles and transmission, morphology, epidemiology, pathobiology, diagnostics and treatment. To gain comprehensive knowledge about parasitic helminths, it is also advisable to complete the relevant practical course.
Last update: Horák Petr, prof. RNDr., Ph.D. (23.09.2025)
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Mainly your own lecture notes and the online version of the lecture presentations (https://www.helminthology.cz/teaching.html).
Also recommended: Roberts L. S., Janovy J. Jr., Nadler S.: Foundations of Parasitology. 9th Edition, McGraw-Hill Publ. 2013 Garcia L. S.: Diagnostic Medical Parasitology. 6th Edition, ASM Press 2016 Loker E. S., Hofkin B. V.: Parasitology: A Conceptual Approach. 1st Edition, Garland Science 2015 Last update: Horák Petr, prof. RNDr., Ph.D. (23.09.2025)
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The course is concluded with an oral exam (in the form of an interview without preparation, lasting 30-60 minutes), which cross-sectionally verifies the subject knowledge. The mandatory sources of information for preparing for the exam are the lecture presentations published on https://www.helminthology.cz/teaching.html and your own lecture notes, i.e., the content of the lectures. Foreign books listed here and on the website are recommended as additional literature for study; these books are available online with an access code.
Last update: Horák Petr, prof. RNDr., Ph.D. (23.09.2025)
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Introduction to helminthology (definition of the field, characteristics of the main groups, importance of helminths, methods of study, basic concepts and terminology). Life cycles of helminths (types and phases). Trematoda (characteristics, morphology, development and life cycles, overview of the main groups). Cestoda (characteristics, morphology, development and life cycles, overview of the main groups). Nematoda (characteristics, morphology, development and life cycles, overview of the main groups).
Last update: Horák Petr, prof. RNDr., Ph.D. (23.09.2025)
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