Department Degree Programs
Department of Medical Entomology has several subjects of Medical Entomology that serve for the Graduate Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (D.T.M.&H. course), the Master of Science Programme in Tropical Medicine [M.Sc. (Trop. Med.)], Doctor of Philosophy Programme in Tropical Medicine [Ph.D. (Trop. Med.)], Master of Clinical Tropical Medicine Programme(M.C.T.M) and Doctor of Philosophy Programme in Clinical Tropical Medicine [Ph.D. (C.T.M)]
 
Programe:
Master of Science Programme in Tropical Medicine [M.Sc. (Trop. Med.)]
 
Doctor of Philosophy Programme in Tropical Medicine [Ph.D. (Trop. Med.)
Core Course: -
Subject ID
Subject Title
Credit
(Lec.-Lab.)
TMEN 535
Etiologic Agents and Vectors of Tropical Diseases
3(3-0-6)
Course Description:    The important tropical diseases in Southeast Asian with respects to infectious agents (especially virus, bacteria, fungi, parasites), intermediate hosts and vectors, geographical distribution, life cycles, symptoms and signs, diagnosis, treatment and control.
     
Programe:
Master of Science Programme in Tropical Medicine [M.Sc. (Trop. Med.)]
 
Doctor of Philosophy Programme in Tropical Medicine [Ph.D. (Trop. Med.)
Track 10 Parasitology and Medical Entomology
Required Courses: -
Subject ID
Subject Title
Credit
(Lec.-Lab.)
TMEN 513
Medical Entomology
2(1-2-3)
Course Description: Medically important arthropods, morphology, important characteristics for identification, habit, habitat, roles in disease transmission and vector control
TMID 516
Practical Parasitology
2(1-2-3)
Course Description: Collecting, preserving, transporting, identifying the parasites, intermediate hosts, arthropod vectors, diagnostic techniques used in parasitology and entomology.
     
Programe:
Master of Science Programme in Tropical Medicine [M.Sc. (Trop. Med.)]
 
Doctor of Philosophy Programme in Tropical Medicine [Ph.D. (Trop. Med.)
Elective Course: -
Subject ID
Subject Title
Credit
(Lec.-Lab.)
TMEN 508
Practical Entomology
2(1-2-3)
Course Description: Preparation of field survey, laboratory colonization, detection of pathogens in vectors, ioenzyme study, cytotzxonimic study, molecular study, techniques for insecticide testing.
TMEN 509
Advanced Method in Vector Control
2(2-0-4)
Course Description: Various advance methods involve in vector control including physical, chemical, biological, genetic and molecular technique.
TMEN 510
Insecticide and Ecotoxicology
2(2-0-4)
Course Description: Adverse effects of insecticides on human health and environment, ecological risk assessment, risk classification, bio-indicaton, parameters for risk prediction and interpretation of the results.
TMID 518
Advanced Parasitology
2(2-0-4)
Course Description: Current knowledge and technology in parasitology.  Application of techniques in radiology, biochemistry immunology, molecular biology and others in the field of parasitology.
TMID 520
Molecular Biology of Parasites and Vectors
2(2-0-4)
Course Description: Molecular biology of parasites and vectors, and techniques used for analyses of nucleic acids and proteins and their applications for diagnosis and taxonomy.
     
Programe:
Doctor of Philosophy Programme in Tropical Medicine [Ph.D. (Trop. Med.)
(Doctor of Philosophy Programme in Tropical Medicine Only)
Special Topics: -
Subject ID
Subject Title
Credit
(Lec.-Lab.)
TMEN 601
Special Topics in Medical Entomology
2(2-0-4)
Course Description: Medical entomology through definition, research questions and methodology, case study and solution of vector-borne diseases
TMID 602
Special Topics in Parasitology and Medical Entomology
2(1-2-3)
Course Description: Strategic planning of parasites and vectors control with special emphasis on problems solving in selected communities.
     
Programe:
Graduate Diploma Programme in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (D.T.M.&H.)
 
Master of Clinical Tropical Medicine Programme(M.C.T.M)
 
Doctor of Philosophy Programme in Clinical Tropical Medicine [Ph.D. (C.T.M)]
Required Subjects: -
Subject ID
Subject Title
Credit
(Lec.-Lab.-Field practice)
TMID 524
Fundamental of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
3( 2-2-0 )
Prerequisite: None

Course Description: Fundamental knowledge and related problems in tropical diseases and hygiene, pathogens, hosts, environment, public health, peidemiology, disease causation and the impact of nutritinal status, immunity and behavioral risks of disease.
TMID 527
Mosquito-Borne Diseases
3( 2-2-0 )
Prerequisite: None

Course Description: Mosquito-borne disease such as malaria, dengue infection, Japanese encephalitis and lymphatic filariasis, epidemiology, pathogens, mosquito vectors, life cycles of pathogens and mosquito vectors, pathogenesis, pathology, clinical manifestations, management, prevention and control, factors influencing pathogenesis.
TMID 528
Non-Mosquito Vector-Borne Diseases and Zoonoses
2(2-0-0)
Prerequisite: None

Course Description: Non-mosquito vector-borne disease and zoonoses, epidemiology, pathogens, vectors, life-cycles of pathogens and vectors, clinical manifestations, management, prevention and control of diseases.
TMID 532
Field Study
2(0-0-6)
Prerequisite: None

Course Description: Field visit and practice in the community to learn about the life style and culture of people in the community, application the knowledge to solve heath problems at different levels of health facilities.
     
Programe:
Graduate Diploma Programme in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (D.T.M.&H.)
 
Master of Clinical Tropical Medicine Programme(M.C.T.M)
 
Doctor of Philosophy Programme in Clinical Tropical Medicine [Ph.D. (C.T.M)]
Track ... Parasitology and Medical Entomology
Elective Subjects: -
Subject ID
Subject Title
Credit
(Lec.-Lab.)
TMEN 514
Vector Control
1(1-0-0)
Prerequisite: None

Course Description: Principles of arthropod vector control, current vector-borne disease control programs and vector control at the community level, alternatives to the use of insecticides and self-protection.
TMEN 515
Venomous Arthropods
1(1-0-0)
Prerequisite: None

Course Description: Identication of venomous arthropods, their general description, behavior and characteristic of venom in affected client, pathological conditions caused by venomous arthropods and principles of treatment.
TMID 533
Medical Parasitology and Entomology
3( 2-2-0 )
Prerequisite: None

Course Description: Direct and indirect diagnosis of rare parasitic infections including procedures for preparing specimens collected from humans and sources of infection for identification, cultivation of parasites, laboratory identification of malaria, filaria and dengue virus in mosquito vector by various methods.
 
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