torstai 29. maaliskuuta 2012

Listening lecture: Significance of human parasites for malnutrition

27th March at 2 pm to 4 pm

Sakari Jokiranta kept this lecture. What i thought first was: disgusting! I hoped that he would not have many pictures. He did, and they were disgusting. Anyway at end of lecture i was filled with compassion for those people with parasites.

Most parasites that cause problems for human are zoonoses, which means they can live in animals and humans. Parasites can be category for tissue, blood and intestinal parasites. Parasites are most common in Africa and Asia. All parasites won't cause morality but cause immune suppression and malnutrition, some doesn't cause any problems at all. They can also carry HI-virus. Time from contact to symptoms takes 1 hour to 28 days.

Parasites:
Protozoas = alkueläimet
Helminths = loismadot

Time: 2 hours
Time in total: 57 hours 40 minutes

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