Parasitology and Virology (Practical)
Subject Overview
The practical companion to Parasitology and Virology, performing routine stool examination and concentration methods for intestinal parasites, identifying adult worms and malarial parasite stages, and demonstrating viral inoculation technique using fertilized hen eggs. A 2-credit elective laboratory paper.
Unit-wise Syllabus
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Unit 1: Parasite identification and viral inoculation
Routine stool examination with concentration methods (saline, iodine, floatation, centrifugation, formal ether, zinc sulphate); identification of adult worms from models/slides (tapeworm, tapeworm segments, Ascaris, hookworms, pinworms); malarial parasite thin/thick smear preparation, staining and examination for P. vivax and P. falciparum, life cycle stage demonstration; demonstration of fertilized hen egg and inoculation routes