Tropical Parasitology: Protozoans, Worms, Vectors and Human Diseases

Published: 02/02/2015

The Tropical Parasitology: Protozoans, Worms, Vectors and Human Diseases on the Coursera platform is composed of 9 moules:

  1. Welcome and Course Overview
  2. Protozoans 1, 2 & 3
  3. Cestodes
  4. Trematodes
  5. Nematodes
  6. Ectoparasites

This course provides students an understanding of important human parasitic diseases, including their life cycles, vectors of transmission, distribution and epidemiology, pathophysiology and clinical manifestations, treatment, and prevention and control. Tropical Parasitology is taught by faculty from an area highly impacted by tropical parasites- the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College in Moshi, Tanzania. The faculty include Drs. Frank Mosha and Mramba Nyindo (and two lecturers, Drs. Johnson Matowo and Jovin Kitau). Dr. John Bartlett, Professor of Medicine, Global Health and Nursing at Duke University, joins his faculty colleagues in this effort.

This course is available in 22 languages: English (Original), Deutsch (Auto), हिन्दी (ऑटो), Русский (авто), Svenska (auto), 한국어 (자동), Ελληνικά (αυτόματο), Português (Brasil) (auto), Italiano (auto), Français (aut.), Magyar (automata), Español (auto), 中文(简体) (自动), العربية (آلي), ไทย (อัตโนมัติ), Українська (авто), 日本語 (オート), Bahasa Indonesia (otomatis), Polski (automatyczny), Nederlands (auto), Türkçe (otomatik), Қазақша (auto). Video subtitles only in: বাংলা, Tiếng Việt, پښتو, اردو, Azərbaycan dili, دری.

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Format
Online
Cost
Online
Duration
Online
Delivery
Asynchronous
Certification
Online
Language
Online

Published: 02/02/2015

Format
Online
Cost
Fee-based
Duration
Medium (1 day - 4 weeks)
Delivery mode
Asynchronous
Certification
Yes/Free
Language
English French Portuguese Spanish Arabic Others