INTRODUCTION TO PARASITOLOGY

• WHAT ARE THE GENERAL CLASSIFICATION OF PARASITES?

  1. PROTOZOA
  2. METAZOANS
  3. ARTHROPODS
• WHAT ARE THE CLASSIFICATION UNDER PROTOZOA?

  1. Sarcodina
  2. Sporozoa
  3. Mastigophora
  4. Ciliates
• WHAT ARE THE CLASSIFICATION UNDER METAZOANS?

  1. Nemathelminthes
  2. Platyhelminthes
• WHAT ARE THE CLASSIFICATION UNDER PLATYHELMINTHES?

  1. Cestodes
  2. Trematodes
• WHAT ARE THE CLASSIFICATION UNDER ARTHROPODS?

  1. Arachnida
  2. Insects
• Arachnida

  (Ticks, Mite)
• Insects

  (Fleas, Lice)
• Trematodes

  (Flukes)
• Cestodes

  (Tapeworms)
• Platyhelminthes

  (Flatworms)
• Ciliates

  • Balantidium Coli
• Mastigophora

  • Flagella, Trichomonas Vaginalis
• Sporozoa

  • Plasmodium Species
• Sarcodina

  • Entamoeba Histolytica