Module Specification
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Title Practical Skills in Tropical Medicine
Code LIFE236
Coordinator Dr JD Turner
LSTM Honorary
Joe.Turner@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2016-17 Level 5 FHEQ Second Semester 7.5

Pre-requisites before taking this module (other modules and/or general educational/academic requirements):
LIFE101; LIFE103 None 

Modules for which this module is a pre-requisite:
 

Co-requisite modules:
 

Linked Modules:
 

Teaching Schedule
  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours 6

     42

   2

 50
Timetable (if known) These are introductory lectures to each session
  		    This refers to practical sessions in laboratories, including groupwork
  		  This refers to scheduled times for summative assessment
  		 
Private Study 25
TOTAL HOURS 75

Assessment
EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
Written Exam  2hr  Semester 2  50  Yes    Assessment 1 
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
Practical Assessment  Completed in practic  Semester 2  50  No reassessment opportunity  Standard UoL penalty applies  Assessment 2 There is no reassessment opportunity, Notes (applying to all assessments) Assessment 1 will be a MCQ examination Assessment 2 will be based on satisfactory completion and recording of the laboratory work in each of the practical sessions. Full compensation will apply between all assessment elements 

Aims

  • Enhance knowledge and understanding of the biology and control of parasites of medical importance, and their vectors;

  • Describe the diagnosis and pathology of parasitic infections; interactions between the environment, humans, mosquitoes and their parasites; techniques for the control of vectors, including susceptibility to insecticides;

  • Enhance data handling skills and interpretation of experiments;
     

  • Develop knowledge and understanding in tropical disease biology, and ability to apply, evaluate and interpret this knowledge to solve problems.

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    Learning Outcomes

    Detect the presence or absence of parasites in blood and faeces and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the methods used;

    Discuss interaction between mosquitoes, their hosts and the environment through a range of experimental approaches;
     
    Assess the susceptibility to insecticides in larval and adult mosquitoes and discuss relevance to the monitoring of control campaigns;

    Evaluate the techniques used for understanding the biology and control of selected parasites and their vectors;

     
    Record and critically assess data generated by experiments in an accurate and timely manner.

    Teaching and Learning Strategies

    Lecture -

    These are introductory lectures to each session

    Laboratory Work -

    This refers to practical sessions in laboratories, including groupwork

    Assessment -

    This refers to scheduled times for summative assessment

    Syllabus
    1 

    Practical 1
    Detection of malaria parasites in blood.
     
    Practical 2
    Detection of parasites in faeces
     
    Practical 3
    Dissecting the components of vectorial capacity (Identification and dissection of mosquitoes with emphasis on those organs important to malaria and filaria transmission).
     
    Practical 4
    Susceptibility of larval and adult stages of the malaria mosquitoes to insecticide
     
    Practical 5
    Schistosoma mansoni: the life cycle and epidemiology
     
    Practical 6
    Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) for the detection of Fasciola hepatica infection

    Recommended Texts
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