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This last one has a certain place in successively: a family, an order, a class and a phylum. The names of the classes and families, used in this syllabus, are not always those recommended by the International Zoological Nomenclature (Classification of the Committee of Nomenclature, Levine et al. , 1980), they are however commonly encountered in parasitolgy. This simplified classification is used intentionally in an effort to avoid unnecessary complication.  \nHelminths of medical importance can be divided in two sub-groups:  \n􀁸 The phylum of Plathelminths (flat worms with rudimentary digestive tracts and a thin surface/skin through which a substantial part of the food is absorbed) comprises two classes that will be discussed in this syllabus:  \n􀀐 The Trematodes: Non-segmented body and hermaphroditic (except for the schistosomes)  \n􀀐 The Cestodes: Segmented body and hermaphroditic (every segment is bisexual)  \n􀁸 The phylum of Nemathelminths (round, cylindrical worms, non-segmented with complete digestive tract, separated sexes and with a tough, solid surface/skin) has only one important class:  \n􀀐 The Nematodes  \nFor the Protozoans (single-celled parasites), a simplified classification is suggested in this syllabus, mainly based on their type of movement , making it more useful in the laboratory diagnosis:  \n􀁸 The group of Amoebae: movement by pushing out the ectoplasm to form pseudopodia. Parasitic forms are always extra-cellular.  \n􀁸 The group of Flagellates: movement by means of one or more flagella, which are however not always present in the different evolutionary stages of the parasite.  \n􀁸 The group of Ciliata: movement and ‘capturing’ of food by means of co-operation of numerous cilia.  \n􀁸 The group of Sporozoa: no apparent way of moving. Parasitic forms are usually intracellular.  \nFor some parasites no clear or unique classification is known at this time.  \nIn this syllabus some bacteria and fungi are included, as their method of detection is the same as the ones already mentioned in these notes.  \nAbout the dimensions, given in this syllabus:  \nThe dimensions of the parasites, given in this syllabus, are those, cited as the minimum and maximum dimensions by the World Health-Organisation (WHO) and/or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) . In summarizing tables and schemes in this syllabus, the most commonly encountered dimensions will be given.  \nIdzi Potters Philippe Gillet Jan Jacobs  \nHuman Parasitology in Tropical Settings– Practical notes – Idzi Potters, Philippe Gillet, Jan Jacobs (ver29/01/2018\\#en\\#IP) 2  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS:  \nCORRECT USE AND MAINTENANCE OF THE MICROSCOPE ...........................................................7  \nDESCRIPTION OF THE MICROSCOPE .......................................................................................8  \nMAINTENANCE OF THE MICROSCOPE .....................................................................................9  \nTHE MICROSCOPIC FIELD ............................................................................................","cbCaio6KTQA55WFH","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaio6KTQA55WFH","pdf",8212537,267,"English","# CORRECT USE AND MAINTENANCE OF THE MICROSCOPE\n## DESCRIPTION OF THE MICROSCOPE\n## MAINTENANCE OF THE MICROSCOPE\n## THE MICROSCOPIC FIELD\n# SYSTEMATIC EXAMINATION\n## BASIC ADJUSTMENTS OF THE MICROSCOPE\n## IMMERSION-OBJECTIVES\n## CALIBRATION OF THE MICROSCOPE\n# HELMINTHS\n## TREMATODES\n## EXAMPLE OF A LIFE-CYCLE: TREMATODES\n## SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI\n## SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM\n## SCHISTOSOMA MEKONGI\n## SCHISTOSOMA INTERCALATUM\n## SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM\n## DICROCOELIUM DENDRITICUM\n## FASCIOLA HEPATICA\n## FASCIOLA GIGANTICA\n## FASCIOLOPSIS BUSKI\n## OPISTHORCHIS SINENSIS","[{\"question\":\"How does the syllabus define taxonomy for parasite identification?\",\"answer\":\"Every species is placed within a genus and then within a progressively broader hierarchy. 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