MLAB 2260 - Parasitology & Mycology

Credit hours: 2

Prerequisites: Program Restriction-Enrollment limited to students admitted to the MLT program.

Course Description:
Students are introduced to the theories and routine procedures of parasitology and mycology as performed in a medical laboratory.

Student Learning Outcomes:
The student will:

Parasitology

Recall the scientific and common name for each parasite studied.
State the general and geographic distribution of each parasite.
Describe the means by which each infection occurs with the life cycle.
State the name of the disease produced and its common name.
State the appropriate body specimen to examine for the diagnostic stage of each parasite and other useful lab tests.
Discuss procedures for the collection, preservation, concentration, and staining of fecal specimens for identification of parasites.

Mycology

Describe and recognize the most diagnostic characteristics of each fungus studied.
Describe and name the diseases caused by each fungus studied.
Name and describe four types of media used for culture of fungi.
Name three mounting fluids and three stains used in examining fungi.